Project Gutenberg 2006-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 172 Renard, Jules 1864 1910 Renard, Pierre Jules L'écornifleur Produced by Pierre Lacaze, Suzanne Lybarger, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "L'écornifleur" by Jules Renard is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Henri, a somewhat disillusioned and introspective observer who interacts with the bourgeois couple, Monsieur and Madame Vernet. The narrative explores themes of social class, artistic ambition, and the complexities of relationships as Henri navigates his self-identity and aspirations in a world filled with both charm and absurdity. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Monsieur Vernet, a man in his forties whose appearance and demeanor create an impression of awkwardness, with a wife who seems to accommodate him in his self-neglect. Their dynamic reveals underlying tensions and the ennui of bourgeois life. The opening chapters depict Henri's first encounters with Monsieur and Madame Vernet, showcasing his attempts to connect with them while simultaneously holding a sense of detachment. He grapples with the absurdity of social interactions and the disheartening realities of his poet's life, contrasting his aspirations against the trivial comforts of the Vernets’ daily routines. As he mingles among them, the reader can already sense the brewing complexity in his alignment with their lives and his artistic ambitions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 310636 2025-08-08T12:23:18.604710 text/html 344748 2021-01-01T16:43:44 text/html 178448 2025-08-08T12:23:26.042654 application/epub+zip 182891 2025-08-08T12:23:20.519695 application/epub+zip 177633 2025-08-08T12:23:19.338692 application/epub+zip 360790 2025-08-08T12:23:30.314621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316888 2025-08-08T12:23:25.256664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280699 2022-09-09T13:22:34.473488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263962 2025-08-08T12:23:17.370733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 258231 2021-01-01T16:43:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18889 2025-08-08T12:23:30.444622 application/rdf+xml 10174 2025-08-08T12:23:19.850701 image/jpeg 2824 2025-08-08T12:23:19.598674 image/jpeg 101353 2021-01-01T16:43:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 114594 2021-01-01T16:43:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 170428 2025-08-08T12:23:18.631691 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia