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Roman autobiographique. la mort de sa m re, la petite Marie-Claire, g e de cinq ans, est plac e l'Assistance publique, s par e brutalement de sa soeur et d'un p re alcoolique. Monde clos, cet orphelinat est dirig par d'aust res religieuses. Marie-Claire se r fugie souvent... Read Full Overview

Marie-Claire voque l'enfance et l'adolescence de l'auteur. La premi re partie relate la mort de la m re, le d part du p re et les neuf ann es pass es l'orphelinat, l'H pital g n ral de Bourges, p riode difficile, clair e cependant par la pr sence tut laire de soeur Marie-Aim... Read Full Overview

Dans Marie-Claire, Marguerite Audoux raconte l'histoire d'une jeune orpheline plac e la campagne, confront e d s l'enfance la duret de la vie. Entre travaux agricoles, solitude et premi res d ceptions, Marie-Claire avance avec une force discr te et une touchante dignit... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Marguerite Audoux (1863-1937) was a French novelist. Born Marguerite Donquichote, she took her mother €(TM)s name, Audoux, in 1895. She was orphaned by age three, following the death of her mother and abandonment by her father. In 1877, she was put to work as a shepherdess... Read Full Overview

Marie Claire is a novel written by French author Marguerite Audoux. The story is set in the early 20th century and follows the life of a young woman named Marie Claire who is born into poverty in rural France. Despite her difficult upbringing, Marie Claire is determined to make... Read Full Overview

Marie-Claire est un roman de Marguerite Audoux publi en 1910 aux ditions Fasquelle et qui a re u la m me ann e le prix Femina, ce qui lui a interdit de recevoir le Prix Goncourt, d cern une semaine plus tard, malgr le soutien d'Octave Mirbeau, auteur de la pr face. C'est... Read Full Overview

"Marie Claire" from Marguerite Audoux. French novelist (1863-1937).

Un jour, il vint beaucoup de monde chez nous. Les hommes entraient comme dans une glise, et les femmes faisaient le signe de la croix en sortant.Je me glissai dans la chambre de mes parents, et je fus bien tonne de voir que ma mre avait une grande bougie allume prs de son lit... Read Full Overview

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc... Read Full Overview

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Extrait de la premiere partie: Un jour, il vint beaucoup de monde chez nous. Les hommes entraient comme dans une glise, et les femmes faisaient le signe de la croix en sortant. Je me glissai dans la chambre de mes parents, et je fus bien tonn e de voir que ma m re avait une grande... Read Full Overview