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Fort comme la mort
Le jour tombait dans le vaste atelier par la baie ouverte du plafond. C'était un grand carré de lumière éclatante et bleue, un trou clair sur un infini lointain d'azur, où passaient, rapides, des vols d'oiseaux.
Mass Market Paperback, 315 pages
Published
October 11th 1989
by LGF
(first published 1889)
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Reading Maupassant is always a treat.
I cannot think of any writer whose style is quite as impeccable, whose understanding of and compassion for human nature are deeper.
This is one of his lesser known novels, one that takes place in the Parisian "High Society" of the time, a social group he usually shows little affection for. However, under his pen, adultery turns into a life-long passion with beautiful qualities of endurance, loyalty, commitment, honesty and compassion.
As usual, Maupassant force...more
I cannot think of any writer whose style is quite as impeccable, whose understanding of and compassion for human nature are deeper.
This is one of his lesser known novels, one that takes place in the Parisian "High Society" of the time, a social group he usually shows little affection for. However, under his pen, adultery turns into a life-long passion with beautiful qualities of endurance, loyalty, commitment, honesty and compassion.
As usual, Maupassant force...more
Je n'ai pas été totalement convaincue par ce roman, bien qu'adorant Maupassant. J'ai souvent lu en diagonale, en particulier vers le milieu : trop de répétitions incessantes et un intrigue qui fait du surplace m'ont usée.
Il est indéniable que le style de Maupassant est irréprochable et l'on sent sourdre ses propres inquiètudes sur la vieillesse. Mais l'intrigue m'a souvent semblé un peu plate. La fin est émouvante mais la mise en scène est un peu "too much" à mon avis.
Une lecture qui m'a laissé...more
Il est indéniable que le style de Maupassant est irréprochable et l'on sent sourdre ses propres inquiètudes sur la vieillesse. Mais l'intrigue m'a souvent semblé un peu plate. La fin est émouvante mais la mise en scène est un peu "too much" à mon avis.
Une lecture qui m'a laissé...more
Guy de Maupassant makes me want to learn french, but I give credit to him or his translators since the language used makes any story sound delicious and beautiful and kind of like a painting.
This story's characters were not much different from those in Bel Ami, but I still want to transcend time and see fashionable Paris through all its good and gritty during the early-mid 19th century.
This story's characters were not much different from those in Bel Ami, but I still want to transcend time and see fashionable Paris through all its good and gritty during the early-mid 19th century.
This is one that a friend recommended, but she read it in the original language, French. The only translation that I have seen is not great, but the story is unusual and a little disturbing. I really enjoyed the descriptions, both of the light and scenes of Paris, and of the life of an artist (Olivier, the main character) in the midst of elite society. Maupassant is very good at showing the practical deals and compromises that his characters make, so as to keep their jobs and social positions, w...more
As only Maupassant can describe, with the simplicity of his words and yet with their depth, he gave me tremors. I could feel inside of me the pain of getting old as Anne's thoughts were so inductive that sometimes i felt they were my own. A great view of the "getting old" period, the whole psychology and fear, the ability to see life pass you by and not being able to do anything about it..and the worst..losing love or finding a new one you cant cherish and enjoy.
It was a delight reading it. I t...more
It was a delight reading it. I t...more
love can win over the death....
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer. He is one of the fathers of the modern short story. A protege of Flaubert, Maupassant's short stories are characterized by their economy of style and their efficient effortless dénouement. He also wrote six short novels. A number of his stories often denote the futility of war and the innocent civilians who get crushed i...more
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“Le coeur peut s'émouvoir souvent à la rencontre d'un autre être,car chacun exerce sur chacun des attractions et des répulsions.Toutes ces influences font naître l'amitié,les caprices,des envies de possession,des ardeurs vives et passagères,mais non pas l'amour véritable.Pour qu'il existe cet amour,il faut que les deux êtres soient tellement nés l'un pour l'autre,se trouvent accrochés l'un à l'autre par tant de points,par tant de goûts pareils,par tant d'affinités de chair,de l'esprit,du caractère,se sentent liés par tant de choses de toute nature,que cela forme un faisceau d'attaches.”
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