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LoC No.: 23010121
Title: La belle que voilà...
Original Publication: Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1923.
Contents: La belle que voilà -- "Celui qui voit les dieux" -- Le dernier soir -- La vieille -- La destinée de Miss Winthrop-Smith -- La foire aux vérités -- La peur -- Lizzie Blakeston.
Credits: Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Polona digital library)
Summary: "La belle que voilà..." by Louis Hémon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with two old friends, Thibault and Raquet, reuniting at a café after many years apart, creating a nostalgic atmosphere filled with memories of childhood and lost innocence. Through their conversation, themes of love, memory, and the passage of time are explored, particularly regarding a girl named Liette who holds significant emotional resonance for both characters. The opening of the novel sets a reflective tone as Thibault and Raquet awkwardly reconnect, reminiscing about their past and the people they once knew, including the tragic news of Liette's death. As they share memories, the setting shifts to a vivid recollection of a sunlit garden where they played as children, with Liette embodying a cherished symbol of their youthful innocence. The nostalgia culminates in a poignant mix of joy and sorrow, revealing how their lives have diverged since those simpler days, ultimately connecting the past with the present and highlighting enduring feelings of unfulfilled love and regret. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Hémon, Louis, 1880-1913
EBook No.: 73653
Published: May 20, 2024
Downloads: 111
Language: French
Subject: French fiction
Subject: Short stories, French
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 23010121
Title: La belle que voilà...
Original Publication: Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1923.
Contents: La belle que voilà -- "Celui qui voit les dieux" -- Le dernier soir -- La vieille -- La destinée de Miss Winthrop-Smith -- La foire aux vérités -- La peur -- Lizzie Blakeston.
Credits: Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Polona digital library)
Summary: "La belle que voilà..." by Louis Hémon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with two old friends, Thibault and Raquet, reuniting at a café after many years apart, creating a nostalgic atmosphere filled with memories of childhood and lost innocence. Through their conversation, themes of love, memory, and the passage of time are explored, particularly regarding a girl named Liette who holds significant emotional resonance for both characters. The opening of the novel sets a reflective tone as Thibault and Raquet awkwardly reconnect, reminiscing about their past and the people they once knew, including the tragic news of Liette's death. As they share memories, the setting shifts to a vivid recollection of a sunlit garden where they played as children, with Liette embodying a cherished symbol of their youthful innocence. The nostalgia culminates in a poignant mix of joy and sorrow, revealing how their lives have diverged since those simpler days, ultimately connecting the past with the present and highlighting enduring feelings of unfulfilled love and regret. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Hémon, Louis, 1880-1913
EBook No.: 73653
Published: May 20, 2024
Downloads: 111
Language: French
Subject: French fiction
Subject: Short stories, French
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.