Nukki: A Novella

Prévost, Marcel, 1862-1941Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.9

Word count: 127K words
Chapters: 13

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Nukki: Novelli by Marcel PrévostAuthor: Prévost, Marcel, 1862-1941,Language: Finnish, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Jul 26, 2017

Editor's review

This is a short story by Marcel Prévost, published in Finnish by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain ebook. Prévost was a French writer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries whose work often deals with social mores and character psychology; the short-story form lends itself to concentrating on a single scene or turning point. The book is brief and works well as light reading for those curious about modern French short narrative and Finnish-language translation. Its value lies in observing how a short story builds relationships and emotional tension within limited space, and it also suits language learners doing close-reading practice on short texts. Because this is the Finnish version and the materials provide no detailed plot, readers should not expect a full plot guide or scholarly annotation; it is better suited to interest reading at the level of genre and language than to research-oriented close study.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Literature lovers curious about modern French short stories
Learners with basic Finnish who want close-reading practice on short texts
Readers who like public-domain ebooks and prefer brief, light reading
Those interested in French social-mores narrative of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Not a good fit for

Readers with no Finnish who do not want to look up words or compare versions
Readers who need a detailed plot summary or a scholarly annotated edition
Readers who prefer long, complex plots driven by strong suspense

Reading tips

Read through once for the gist, then go back a second time to look up key vocabulary and sentence patterns.
After finishing, retell the relationships and turning points in three to five sentences to check your understanding.
Compare it with other modern French short stories to observe how Prévost handles scene and psychology.
If using it for language study, excerpt a passage of dialogue for reading aloud and imitation writing.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this story?

The materials only state that this is the Finnish version and give no information about a Chinese translation. Chinese readers who want to read it will need to look for translations in other languages or read the original directly with a knowledge of Finnish.

Is it long? Can it be read in one sitting?

The materials identify it as a short story, usually brief enough to read in one or two sittings. It is best to read it through once for the overall picture, then handle language difficulties and details on a second pass, so that looking up words does not break the narrative flow.

Who was Prévost?

Marcel Prévost was a French writer who lived from 1862 to 1941. The materials do not elaborate on his life or major works; readers may regard him as one of the writers of modern French popular and social-mores narrative, and should consult other research materials for his specific literary standing.

Comments

Find this book

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

Prévost, Marcel, 1862-1941 Author

Marcel Prévost (1862–1941) was a French novelist whose birth and death years and biographical details are not fully recorded in the library's holdings, and public information remains limited. The library holds four of his works, including Les Demi-Vierges, L'automne d'une femme, Nukki: Novelli and Η Μάγισσα. Judging from their titles and genres, his writing often centers on women's circumstances, emotional relationships and social mores, spanning novels and short-story collections, with a style inclined toward delicate psychological portrayal and observation of social life. Les Demi-Vierges and L'automne d'une femme in particular present women's positions between love, marriage and social norms; the former drew considerable attention for touching on moral issues sensitive at the time. Overall, Prévost is known for his realistic depiction of women's psychology and urban life, and his works are somewhat representative of early twentieth-century French popular literature, though Chinese-language research materials on him remain limited.