Project Gutenberg 2009-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 196 Diderot, Denis 1713 1784 Diderot, Pantophile Assézat, Jules 1832 1876 Assezat, Jules Assézat, J. (Jules) Les deux amis de Bourbonne Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Deux_Amis_de_Bourbonne Produced by Laurent Vogel 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) "Les deux amis de Bourbonne" by Denis Diderot is a short story written in the late 18th century, specifically around 1770. This narrative work explores themes of friendship and sacrifice, contrasting the lives of two men whose deep bond ultimately leads to tragic consequences. The story is interwoven with moral reflections and social commentary, encapsulated in Diderot's philosophical style. The plot centers around Olivier and Félix, two inseparable friends from Bourbonne, who grow up together and develop a bond likened to that of Orestes and Pylades. Their friendship is tested through acts of bravery and sacrifice, especially when one saves the other multiple times. However, when they both fall in love with the same woman, their paths diverge. Félix, spurred into a life of crime after Olivier marries, finds himself condemned to death. In a desperate act of valor, Olivier risks his life to save Felix, leading to his own demise. The story explores the complex interplay of loyalty, love, and the harsh realities of their world, ultimately questioning the nature of virtue in a society that often punishes good intentions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 18th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: French Literature 64271 2025-06-12T03:31:14.862907 text/html 58893 2021-01-04T23:46:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 23642 2021-01-04T23:46:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 104880 2025-06-12T03:31:20.503843 application/epub+zip 103512 2025-06-12T03:31:17.982900 application/epub+zip 91746 2025-06-12T03:31:16.762870 application/epub+zip 215456 2025-06-12T03:31:23.062889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205878 2025-06-12T03:31:19.746885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163917 2022-09-13T10:10:58.963444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55836 2025-06-12T03:31:14.542910 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54518 2021-01-04T23:46:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22256 2021-01-04T23:46:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20100 2025-06-12T03:31:23.224838 application/rdf+xml 14280 2025-06-12T03:31:17.326878 image/jpeg 3792 2025-06-12T03:31:17.047854 image/jpeg 104258 2025-06-12T03:31:14.879882 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia