Qilin Yuan

Author: Emmanuel Robles
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: Emmanuel Robles is a contemporary French critical realist writer. In this novel, he guides readers to ponder a question—why does human warmth become in a developed commodity economy? The female protagonist, Madeleine, is the wife of a wealthy antique dealer. Her affluent material life leaves her spiritually empty. She unexpectedly meets a down-and-out artist and falls deeply in love with him. After several secret rendezvous, she becomes captivated by the artist's talent. Madeleine breaks free from her husband's hypocrisy, bravely faces societal obstacles, and elopes with the artist. The writer uses simple and unadorned prose to depict the intellectual world of the passionate lovers, leaving readers with much to ponder.