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Widger's Quotes and Images from The Red Lily by Anatole France The French Immortals: Quotes and Images

By Anatole France

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a world of societal expectations, characters wrestle with love, jealousy, and the search for meaning, discovering that passion can lead to both ecstasy and despair.

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2009-07-13
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Summary

"Widger's Quotes and Images from The Red Lily by Anatole France" is a collection of reflections on the major ideas within the novel "The Red Lily," probing into the world of early 20th-century literature. Diving into love, societal expectations, and reflective moments, the book presents choice quotes that highlight the philosophical discussions and deep emotions found in France's writing, with a spotlight on what it means to be human and the complicated nature of our connections with each other. At its heart, "The Red Lily" follows its characters as they face love, longing, and the rules of their society, especially focusing on the main characters' affection for each other and inner struggles, showing the happiness and pain that love can bring, while also questioning life's very meaning. This makes for a thought-provoking experience for anyone interested in exploring the power of human emotion and the difficulties it brings.

About the Author

Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament".

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