Ma conscience en robe rose

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Ma conscience en robe rose

by G. (Guy) Chantepleure

FR·~4 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total
1

MA CONSCIENCE EN ROBE ROSE

0:01
2

I

12:42
3

II

9:21
4

III

23:22
5

IV

19:50
6

V

13:32
7

VI

26:14
8

VII

24:20
9

VIII

13:07
10

IX

26:35

Description

A celebrated novelist lives amid Parisian glitter, his name whispered in salons and his books devoured by a discerning audience. Yet beneath the polished exterior, a weary man in his thirties confronts a profound disillusionment that makes even his celebrated talent feel hollow. He stands before a mirror, the weight of a pistol in his hand, and wonders whether the emptiness that has settled over his life can ever be filled again.

His fascination with the human mind drives him to probe the strange, the moral curiosities that hide behind everyday politeness. With a delicate, almost poisonous prose, he captures the nuances of desire, especially the “eternal feminine,” turning his observations into works that both enchant and unsettle his readers. Women are drawn to his enigmatic aura, each seeking a glimpse of the mystery he guards so tightly.

Haunted by the faint image of a long‑lost mother and the memory of a crumbling Breton castle, he is forced to reckon with the past that still lingers in his thoughts. The story follows his internal battle, inviting listeners into a world where brilliance and despair intertwine, and where the line between creation and self‑destruction is razor‑thin.

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Language

fr

Duration

~4 hours (253K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

France: Calmann-Lévy, 1901,pubdate 1921.

Credits

Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2022-06-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

G. (Guy) Chantepleure

G. (Guy) Chantepleure

1870–1951

A French novelist and travel writer who published under a masculine pen name, she built a long career that stretched from the 1890s into the mid-20th century. She is especially remembered for "Ma conscience en robe rose," an early success that brought her literary recognition.

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