Project Gutenberg 2024-09-21 Public domain in the USA. 149 Balde, Jean 1885 1938 Alleman, Jeanne La survivante $aParis :$bPlon-Nourrit, $c1923. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "La survivante" by Jean Balde is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of memory, loss, and artistic legacy through its central character, Élisabeth, a young widow mourning her deceased painter husband, Georges Borderie. As Élisabeth navigates the complexities of grief, family dynamics, and societal expectations, she embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery and the revival of her husband's art. At the start of the story, a monument for war dead is being inaugurated in the commune of Rébédèche, and the narrative sets a vivid scene of small-town life and the local characters involved in the controversy surrounding the monument's construction. As the community engages in debates about honor and remembrance, Élisabeth reflects on her intimate loss and the lingering presence of Georges in her heart. The opening chapters introduce her unease within her family dynamics, particularly with her domineering mother-in-law, and her desire to honor her husband's artistic legacy by reconsidering his work. Élisabeth's journey hints at her struggle to rebuild her life while confronting societal pressures and her own expectations for the future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101073045377 20220724081147balde 1923 FR Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Widows -- Fiction French fiction -- 20th century Artists' spouses -- Fiction France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 314726 2025-07-29T11:22:50.763684 text/html 290003 2024-09-21T05:02:03 text/html 272051 2025-07-29T11:22:55.151706 application/epub+zip 271375 2025-07-29T11:22:51.670674 application/epub+zip 225537 2025-07-29T11:22:51.209685 application/epub+zip 453845 2025-07-29T11:22:58.107662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433494 2025-07-29T11:22:54.794652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296751 2025-07-29T11:22:50.388719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276920 2024-09-21T05:02:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16487 2025-07-29T11:22:58.334704 application/rdf+xml 11866 2025-07-29T11:22:51.391671 image/jpeg 2208 2025-07-29T11:22:51.294701 image/jpeg 221538 2025-07-29T11:22:50.793732 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