Project Gutenberg 2016-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 79 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy Rominus, G. G. Fort comme la mort. Finnish Luja kuin kuolema Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Luja kuin kuolema" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Olivier Bertin, a wealthy and famous painter grappling with his artistic inspiration, personal relationships, and the passage of time, as he navigates the complexities of his life intertwined with the world of Parisian high society. The opening portion introduces us to Bertin's artistic struggle within his studio, filled with the remnants of his past works and a pervasive sense of ennui as he searches for a new theme to paint. His internal conflict is mirrored by his encounter with Countess de Guilleroy, a striking and captivating woman who enters his life unexpectedly, igniting an attraction between them. Their interaction reveals the dynamics of their relationship, as both characters grapple with their desires and the societal constraints that channel their feelings. This sets the stage for an exploration of love, morality, and artistic ambition against the backdrop of 19th-century French life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 38.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Paris (France) -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Jealousy -- Fiction Painters -- France -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 574263 2025-07-21T08:38:32.347047 text/html 574098 574013 2024-10-22T07:16:26.375731 2023-09-23T05:31:42.708900 text/html text/html 280201 2025-07-21T08:38:41.004978 application/epub+zip 289065 2025-07-21T08:38:35.427988 application/epub+zip 274977 2025-07-21T08:38:34.216005 application/epub+zip 531980 2025-07-21T08:38:45.204943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504322 2025-07-21T08:38:40.245004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478152 2022-09-24T06:45:11.306765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519053 2025-07-21T08:38:31.885993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 499361 2024-10-23T01:13:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18820 2025-07-21T08:38:45.340939 application/rdf+xml 15081 2025-07-21T08:38:34.718991 image/jpeg 3948 2025-07-21T08:38:34.466981 image/jpeg 278987 2025-07-21T08:38:32.392034 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