02282cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500210014226400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950801370038052011990051753400450171665300170176165300180177865300350179685600510183185600430188299900190192572978UtSlPG20260610134704.0mcr n260607r20241923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aArdel, Henri,d1863-193813aLa nuit tombe... 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2024-02-17 aLaurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) a"La nuit tombe..." by Henri Ardel is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the life of Viva, a woman intertwined in the complexities of love, art, and her marriage to a composer, Robert. Through her reflections and observations, themes of emotional disconnection and identity emerge, setting the stage for an exploration of personal and artistic relationships. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Viva on a stormy March day, reflecting on her tumultuous emotional state paralleled with the turbulent weather. As she gazes out the window, she reminisces about a recent successful performance of Robert's opera, "La Danaïde," and the emotional turmoil tied to her life as his wife. Despite the triumph of the evening's performance and the public accolades for her husband's work, Viva grapples with feelings of estrangement from him, intertwining her personal suffering with the beauty of his music. This blend of introspection and rich imagery sets a poignant tone for the narrative, hinting at the conflicts between passion, art, and the depths of personal longing that will unfold throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cParis: Plon, 1923 aLove stories aDiary fiction aFrench fiction -- 20th century4 uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t5377385s40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72978 c113703d113703