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100	1		_aAbout, Edmond, _d1828-1885
240	1	0	_aGermaine. Spanish
245	1	0	_aGermana
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2009
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2009-08-08
508			_aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"Germana" by Edmond About is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story appears to revolve around the struggles of the ducal family, particularly focusing on the titular character, Germana, who is battling severe illness amid the collapse of her family's fortunes. The narrative hints at themes of desperation, social class disparities, and the search for both hope and dignity within a context of financial ruin. The opening of the book sets the scene on January 1, 1853, in a grand hotel in Paris, where the servants are celebrating the distribution of their year-end bonuses, revealing a vibrant yet class-conscious atmosphere. Amid their joviality, a poor woman enters, shocking the servants into silence—it is the duchess, wife of the bankrupt Duke of La Tour de Embleuse, discarded by her once-privileged life. The anticipation of disaster looms over the family, particularly regarding the health of Germana, their daughter, who is gravely ill. The plot foreshadows complex interactions between social status, desperation, and the choices faced by each character as they navigate their fallen circumstances. In particular, conversations reflect on wealth, dignity, and the sacrifices that the characters must make, particularly Germana, who contemplates her role in a potential marriage to save her family. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aFrench fiction -- Translations into Spanish
700	1		_aOrts-Ramos, Tomás, _d1866-1939
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29640
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