Yksinkertainen sydän by Gustave Flaubert
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"Yksinkertainen sydän" by Gustave Flaubert is a short story published in 1877 as part of Three Tales. It follows Félicité, a devoted servant girl whose lover abandons her for a wealthier woman. She dedicates her life to serving a widow and caring for others, giving freely despite receiving little in return. As everyone she loves dies—from her nephew to her mistress's daughter to her cherished pet parrot—Félicité remains steadfast in her capacity
to love, leading to a transcendent moment on her deathbed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Hahl, Jalmari, 1869-1929 |
| Title | Yksinkertainen sydän |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Tales_(Flaubert) |
| Note | Translation of: Un coeur simple |
| Credits | Produced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 32.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Women household employees -- France -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18476 |
| Release Date | May 31, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 276 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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