02163cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324000320014824500220018026400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850800570041952010740047653400450155065300300159565300390162565300240166465300340168870000190172285600430174199900170178453237UtSlPG20260610134228.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afi2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aMaupassant, Guy de,d1850-189310aFort comme la mort. Finnish10aLuja kuin kuolema 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-10-09  aProduced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen  a"Luja kuin kuolema" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Olivier Bertin, a wealthy and famous painter grappling with his artistic inspiration, personal relationships, and the passage of time, as he navigates the complexities of his life intertwined with the world of Parisian high society.   The opening portion introduces us to Bertin's artistic struggle within his studio, filled with the remnants of his past works and a pervasive sense of ennui as he searches for a new theme to paint. His internal conflict is mirrored by his encounter with Countess de Guilleroy, a striking and captivating woman who enters his life unexpectedly, igniting an attraction between them. Their interaction reveals the dynamics of their relationship, as both characters grapple with their desires and the societal constraints that channel their feelings. This sets the stage for an exploration of love, morality, and artistic ambition against the backdrop of 19th-century French life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aParis (France) -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aJealousy -- Fiction  aPainters -- France -- Fiction1 aRominus, G. G.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53237  c94071d94071