
AMORI
In the bleak winter of 1918, a young Parisian on the brink of adulthood is thrust into the grinding churn of war. While crammed into a crowded metro, he catches a fleeting glimpse of a delicate girl whose presence offers a brief oasis of calm amid the suffocating gloom. Their hands brush, their breaths mingle, and for a heartbeat the chaos of the city seems to dissolve into quiet intimacy.
As the train lurches forward and distant artillery thunders, the pair are pulled apart, each returning to a world where the war demands everything from them. Their silent encounter becomes a fragile anchor, a reminder of love’s possibility even when the future feels hopeless. Listeners will be drawn into Pierre’s inner turmoil and the tender, unspoken bond that blossoms in the shadows of a city under siege.
Language
fr
Duration
~1 hours (113K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.)
Release date
2021-01-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1866–1944
A French novelist, dramatist, music historian, and essayist, he wrote with deep feeling about art, conscience, and the moral struggles of modern life. Best known for the multi-volume novel cycle Jean-Christophe, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915.
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