TY - BOOK AU - Dujardin,Edouard TI - L'initiation au péché et à l'amour AV - PQ PY - 2025/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - French fiction -- 19th century N1 - Release date is 2025-01-07; Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)); Originally published; Paris: Albert Messein, 1925 N2 - "L'Initiation au Péché et à l'Amour" by Édouard Dujardin is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores themes of love, sin, and the complexities of human relationships, focusing on the main character, Marcelin Desruyssarts, as he navigates his emotions and experiences in the context of societal expectations and personal struggles. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Marcelin's early life, marked by the tragic loss of his mother during childbirth. The narrative unfolds during a Christmas service, where his mother, filled with sorrow, has an epiphany that she is pregnant. After her death, Marcelin grows up in isolation within his family estate, lacking companionship and develop a strong, introspective character. As he matures, he is faced with the pain of unreciprocated love, familial pressures, and an earnest search for meaning. Dujardin uses rich, evocative prose to delve into Marcelin's psyche, highlighting his inner conflicts and yearnings for connection amidst the backdrop of his quiet, melancholic upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k83810v UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75061 ER -