Pour l'Amour du Laurier: Roman by Auguste Gilbert de Voisins
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"Pour l'Amour du Laurier: Roman" by Auguste Gilbert de Voisins is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to the character Sylvius Persane, a young man in Paris who is ambitious, introspective, and grappling with feelings of ennui and isolation, despite his youthful vitality. His journey revolves around themes of longing for glory and the complexities of love, intertwined with the fantastical elements that challenge the
boundaries of reality. At the start of the novel, Sylvius wanders through Paris, reflecting on his life and feeling a disconnection from the world around him. Despite the beauty of the day, he experiences a wave of melancholy, leading him to revisit memories of his idyllic childhood in the Périgord. After an unsettling encounter with a mysterious old woman who claims to be a merchant of love, Sylvius is drawn into a dreamlike realm where he contemplates his ambitions and desires for recognition. The opening intricately weaves together his aspirations, feelings of solitude, and his yearning for a deeper meaning in life, setting the stage for both his internal struggles and external adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gilbert de Voisins, Auguste, 1877-1939 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Louÿs, Pierre, 1870-1925 |
| Title | Pour l'Amour du Laurier: Roman |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65219 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 325 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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