Project Gutenberg 2018-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 99 Bourget, Paul 1852 1935 Bourget, Paul Charles Joseph Bourget, Charles Joseph Paul Krohn, Aune 1881 1967 Le sens de la mort. Finnish Kuoleman tarkoitus E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Kuoleman tarkoitus" by Paul Bourget is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around a medical doctor working in a wartime field hospital, where he reflects on both his personal experiences and the broader implications of life and death amidst the chaos of war. The central figure appears to be a surgeon, Professor Michel Ortègue, who is notable for his dedication to medicine and the intellectual reflections on heroism and duty presented through the doctor's perspective. At the start of the story, the protagonist, who is also a doctor, is stationed in a hospital that has been repurposed for wartime needs. He recounts his experiences over the past nine months, detailing the harrowing sight of wounded soldiers and the grave atmosphere surrounding the hospital. The doctor contemplates his presence in this place, feeling both necessary yet distanced from the actual battlefield, as he struggles with philosophical questions about duty, courage, and the very nature of heroism within the context of war. His musings reflect a deep engagement with themes of mortality, morality, and the human condition, setting a thought-provoking tone for the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Fiction Death -- Fiction Love -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 369526 2025-07-22T15:25:54.662456 text/html 369347 369256 2024-12-23T14:27:32.330839 2023-09-24T12:40:38.724129 text/html text/html 212206 2025-07-22T15:26:01.312441 application/epub+zip 217135 2025-07-22T15:25:57.415447 application/epub+zip 202017 2025-07-22T15:25:56.331479 application/epub+zip 413083 2025-07-22T15:26:04.531377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385566 2025-07-22T15:26:00.658457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357266 2022-08-25T16:59:21.248854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343171 2025-07-22T15:25:54.333460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 327404 2018-05-14T08:58:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18947 2025-07-22T15:26:04.657384 application/rdf+xml 14633 2025-07-22T15:25:56.816466 image/jpeg 3878 2025-07-22T15:25:56.572413 image/jpeg 131126 2018-05-14T08:58:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 211418 2025-07-22T15:25:54.692575 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia