Le vœu d'être chaste: roman by Emile Pouvillon

"Le vœu d'être chaste: roman" by Émile Pouvillon is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative seems to explore themes of faith, morality, and the struggles of a young seminarian, Gilbert Nohèdes, as he navigates the challenges of religious devotion against the backdrop of worldly temptations. The story delves into Gilbert's reflections on his vocation and his encounters with the complexities of love, duty, and purity. The opening of the novel introduces Gilbert Nohèdes, who is a seminarian preparing to leave for his summer vacations. As he recollects his journey towards the priesthood, his thoughts drift from childhood innocence to the hardships of adolescence, marked by a profound loss and a moral crisis stemming from his father's infidelity. He experiences an inner battle between his spiritual ambitions and the allure of worldly pleasures, especially as he prepares to return to his hometown where memories of a childhood friend, Claire Mériel, haunt him. The tensions between his devout aspirations and the mundane realities of life begin to surface, setting the stage for deeper conflicts as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Pouvillon, Emile, 1840-1906
Title Le vœu d'être chaste: roman
Credits Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 64838
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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