Jean Barois by Roger Martin du Gard

"Jean Barois" by Roger Martin du Gard is a novel published in 1913. It follows Jean Barois, a devout Catholic who discovers historical flaws in the Gospels and gradually loses his faith, separating from his religious wife. He moves to Paris, founds an influential journal, and becomes deeply involved in the Dreyfus Affair. As he ages and faces death, Barois confronts disillusionment with political exploitation of idealism and struggles with the terrifying possibility of his final moments contradicting his lifelong convictions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Martin du Gard, Roger, 1881-1958
Title Jean Barois
Note Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Barois
Credits Produced by Madeleine Fournier.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French fiction -- 20th century
Subject Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935 -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 49725
Release Date
Last Update Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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