Cosmopolis - Couverture souple

Bourget, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444469576 ISBN 13 : 9781444469578

Editeur : Aeterna, 2026

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Set amid the glittering yet restless society of late nineteenth-century Rome, Cosmopolis is a penetrating psychological novel by the renowned French writer Paul Bourget. In a city where aristocrats, artists, diplomats, and intellectuals from across Europe mingle, cultures and beliefs collide, creating a fascinating portrait of an international world searching for meaning. At the center of the story stands Julien Dorsenne, a brilliant but detached writer whose habit of observing life from a distance leaves him fascinated by human drama but reluctant to commit himself to it. As he moves through salons and palaces, he becomes entangled in the complex lives of those around him—among them the enigmatic Countess Steno, the troubled Polish nobleman Boleslas Gorka, and a circle of passionate and conflicted souls whose ambitions, loyalties, and desires begin to clash. Against the luminous backdrop of Rome and its surrounding landscapes, Bourget explores questions of morality, faith, ambition, and emotional responsibility. Beneath the elegance of cosmopolitan society lie jealousy, manipulation, and tragedy waiting to unfold. Subtle, intelligent, and richly atmospheric, Cosmopolis is both a compelling drama and a sharp study of the modern European mind—revealing how, in a world of dazzling sophistication, the deepest struggles remain profoundly human.

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