Hra Baslèvren herääminen : Romaani by Édouard Estaunié
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of Place des Vosges. A provincial newcomer, Justin Baslèvre, rents an attic room there and, over the decades, becomes a meticulous, solitary civil servant whose inner life remains unknown to others. Much later, during a reception day, his childhood friend Gustave Gros reappears—now a hack writer and minor clerk—seeking help after a workplace scrape, and Justin intervenes on his behalf. The encounter unsettles Justin: he slips away from work for the first time, wanders through springtime Paris tasting an unexpected freedom, and exchanges a candid, cautionary talk with the ministry doctor about how nature—and perhaps love—can upend a life of rigid habit. He then checks Gustave’s file, tracks down his address, and visits a modest yet orderly home, surprised by what he finds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Estaunié, Édouard, 1862-1942 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Ikonen, Lauri, 1888-1966 |
| Uniform Title | L'ascension de M. Baslèvre. Finnish |
| Title | Hra Baslèvren herääminen : Romaani |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1923. |
| Credits | Tuula Temonen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Unrequited love -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Subject | Faith -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77454 |
| Release Date | Dec 13, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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