Le legs de Caïn by Ritter von Leopold Sacher-Masoch
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"Le legs de Caïn" by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the intriguing figure of Warwara Gondola, the daughter of a Polish bureaucrat, as she navigates societal expectations, power dynamics, and her aspirations for a higher social standing amidst turbulent historical events. The novel appears to explore themes of ambition, morality, and the lengths to which one might go to secure a
better future. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the life of M. Gondola, a long-serving official in western Galicia, who is both respected and contemptuously handled by the local gentry due to his position. His daughter, Warwara, is portrayed as a keen observer of the world around her, seeking a marriage that would elevate her social status. The opening portion showcases Gondola's dubious dealings with the local nobility and sets up the backdrop of social unrest during the Polish uprisings of 1846. Married to ambitions of power and wealth, Warwara finds herself devising strategies to manipulate those around her, including her eventual suitor, while maintaining a façade of virtue. As the narrative unfolds, it hints at her calculated pursuit of status and influence against the backdrop of a changing social landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von, 1835-1895 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Le legs de Caïn Un Testament — Basile Hymen — Le Paradis sur le Dniester |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Cain |
| Credits |
Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Austrian fiction -- Translations into French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16421 |
| Release Date | Aug 3, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 398 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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