Confession de Minuit: Roman

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Confession de Minuit: Roman

by Georges Duhamel

FR·~3 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total
1

GEORGES DUHAMEL - de l'Académie Française

0:02
2

Confession de Minuit

0:01
3

I

14:19
4

II

15:24
5

III

12:45
6

IV

7:31
7

V

7:40
8

VI

15:20
9

VII

9:19
10

VIII

7:36

Description

A weary narrator, once a modest clerk in a sprawling office, recounts his fall from a comfortable position with a mix of rueful honesty and sharp observation. He blames no one outright, yet he offers a litany of grievances against his superiors and colleagues—Sureau's abrupt dismissal, Jacob's silent indifference—painting a vivid portrait of bureaucratic indifference. The prose unfolds in a single, tension‑filled morning when a ringing telephone becomes the catalyst for an uneasy conversation that threatens to expose long‑buried resentments.

The listener is drawn into the claustrophobic atmosphere of the office, where each ring is measured, each glance is weighed, and the narrator's inner monologue spikes between sarcasm and self‑reflection. Through wry humor and meticulous detail, the story explores themes of accountability, the quiet desperation of the overlooked, and the absurd power dynamics that govern everyday work life. All the while, the narrative remains rooted in the present moment, inviting you to feel the protagonist's palpable tension as he teeters between compliance and a sudden, unspoken urge to rebel.

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Language

fr

Duration

~3 hours (205K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Release date

2003-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Georges Duhamel

Georges Duhamel

1884–1966

A doctor as well as a novelist, he brought unusual moral clarity and compassion to French literature, especially in books shaped by the human cost of war. His fiction is best known for combining intimate character studies with a steady, humane skepticism toward modern life.

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