Pierre et Luce

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Pierre et Luce

by Romain Rolland

FR·~1 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

AMORI

1:57:58

Description

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.

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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.

About the author

Romain Rolland

Romain Rolland

1866–1944

A Nobel Prize–winning French writer, he used fiction, biography, and essays to explore music, conscience, and the struggle to stay humane in troubled times. Best known for the vast novel cycle Jean-Christophe, he also became one of Europe’s most recognizable literary voices for peace.

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