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Autumn Glory

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The dog thus addressed, a mongrel in which some twenty breeds were mixed, with grey long-haired coat changing to auburn silky fleece about the paws, at once left off barking at the gate, trotted along the grassy path bordering the field, and, content at having done his duty, sat down at the extreme edge of the line of cabbages which the farmer was trimming. Along the same path a man was approaching, clad in gaitAutumn Gloryers and a suit of well-worn corduroys. His pace was the even steady gait of a man accustomed to tramp the country. The face in its setting of black beard was drawn and pale, the eyes, accustomed to roam the hedges and rest nowhere, bore an expression of weariness and mistrust, the contested authority of an agent. He was the head-keeper and steward to the Marquis de la Fromentiere.

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First published January 1, 1899

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René Bazin

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René François Nicolas Marie Bazin (26 December 1853 – 20 July 1932) was a French novelist.

Born at Angers, he studied law in Paris, and on his return to Angers became Professor of Law in the Catholic university. In 1876, Bazin married Aline Bricard. The couple had two sons and six daughters. He contributed to Parisian journals a series of sketches of provincial life and descriptions of travel, and wrote Stephanette (1884), but he made his reputation with Une Tache d'Encre (A Spot of Ink) (1888), which received a prize from the Academy. He was admitted to the Académie française on 28 April 1904, to replace Ernest Legouvé.

René Bazin was a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, and was President of the Corporation des Publicistes Chretiens.

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علينا أن نكتب عن الأشياء القديمة ذاتها بنفس الطريقة، مكررين نفس الأشياء لكن الوقت دوما ينقضي فى متابعة الحال الذي نسير معه على مطايا بقلب وجل خلف بريق مبهرج فلا حيلة الا التشبث حتى لا تتخطفنا دارات الضياع.
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أبعاد إنسانية. وقائع هادئة الإيقاع. بناء لغوي مدهش. وصف آسر. سرد انسيابي. حوار واقعي. مواقف تلامس شغاف القلب. صراع مخملي.

تضحية وإيثار، تيه وشتات، طبقية وتهميش. انهيار قيمة الإنسان والأرض ورابط الدم، أمام سحر الماديات، مخلفا منطقة موحشة في روح أرمل،
عاين انكسار ابنه الأكبر، وخذلان ابنه الأثير، وتقهقر ابنه الأصغر، تمرد ابنته الكبرى، ومسحة حزن تظلل وجه ابنته الصغرى؛ وأرض تحتضر.

أي الخسارتين تتحقق: الأبناء أو الأرض؟ هل يغمر إرث الأجداد، وتزهر أحلام الأحفاد؟


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تعتبر سعادة الآخرين تحديا لألمه.
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On dirait du zola à la campagne, la dureté de la vie, les changements de société...
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October 5, 2019
This was an enjoyable story. I especially liked the pleasant lilting and descriptive scenarios, the interesting social interactions between the characters, and the simple plot.
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