Alphonse DaudetLiterary Fiction · Classics·1840–1897
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Synopsis
Daniel Eyssette is a young man trying to survive after his family's business collapses and they lose everything. He takes a grueling job at a remote boarding school where he faces cruel treatment from students and staff alike. Eventually, he heads to Paris with dreams of becoming a poet, only to find that the city offers its own set of harsh lessons.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10