Project Gutenberg 2024-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 57 Bernard, Tristan 1866 1947 Bernard, Paul Décadence et grandeur $aParis :$bÉditions des portiques, $c1928. Laurent Vogel (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "Décadence et grandeur" by Tristan Bernard is a whimsical novel likely written during the early 20th century. The book follows Horace Planchet, an ordinary bank employee whose life takes an unexpected turn as he engages in absurd escapades involving snail races and gambling at a casino. The narrative serves as a light-hearted exploration of ambition, misfortune, and the comedic aspects of daily life. The story unfolds as Planchet, seeking an escape from his monotonous existence, becomes obsessed with racing snails and formulating a gambling system for the game of boule. After a series of humorous misadventures, including being mistaken for a criminal and ultimately coming into a fortune due to familial ties, he grapples with the absurdity of his situation. The introduction of romantic interest, Catherine, adds another layer to the plot as they navigate their newfound circumstances together. Throughout the narrative, Bernard intertwines humor with poignant observations about society, ambition, and the unpredictable nature of fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://books.google.com/books?id=v9nvAAAAMAAJ 20240122223105bernard 1928 FR Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Humorous stories French fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 112488 2025-07-29T08:44:00.377356 text/html 88183 2024-06-21T19:32:27 text/html 202239 2025-07-29T08:44:03.487349 application/epub+zip 201719 2025-07-29T08:44:01.115369 application/epub+zip 149297 2025-07-29T08:44:00.720380 application/epub+zip 333591 2025-07-29T08:44:05.486356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316645 2025-07-29T08:44:03.199334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100764 2025-07-29T08:44:00.119373 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80940 2024-06-21T19:32:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16236 2025-07-29T08:44:05.661325 application/rdf+xml 11053 2025-07-29T08:44:00.921345 image/jpeg 2226 2025-07-29T08:44:00.832345 image/jpeg 154055 2025-07-29T08:44:00.391346 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