Contes du jour et de la nuit
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"Contes du jour et de la nuit" est une collection de récits courts qui explore la vie quotidienne de personnages divers, révélant leurs peurs, leurs désirs et leurs luttes. Maupassant, maître de la nouvelle réaliste et naturaliste, capture la complexité de la vie humaine et la nuance des interactions sociales. Les histoires s'articulent autour de thèmes récurrents tels que l'amour, la perte, la solitude, la vengeance et la fascination pour le surnaturel. Les personnages sont souvent confrontés à des situations moralement ambivalentes, ce qui permet à Maupassant de mettre en évidence les contradictions et les contradictions de la nature humaine. La clarté du jour et l'obscurité de la nuit agissent comme des métaphores pour les différents aspects de la psyché humaine, la lumière représentant la rationalité et la raison, tandis que l'obscurité symbolise les désirs cachés et les pulsions sombres. Chaque conte, avec ses propres nuances et tonalités, offre un aperçu poignant de la complexité de l'expérience humaine, démontrant le talent inégalé de Maupassant pour observer et raconter les subtilités de la vie quotidienne.Book Details
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Guy de Maupassant
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives...
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