It concerns Octave de Malivert, a taciturn but brilliant young man barely out of the École Polytechnique, who is attracted to Armance Zohiloff, who shares his feelings. The novel describes how a series of misunderstandings have kept the lovers Armance and Octave divided. Moreover, a series of clues suggest that Octave is impotent as a result of a severe accident. Octave is experiencing a deep inner turmoil; he himself illustrates the pain of the century's romantics. When the pair do eventually marry, the slanders of a rival convince Octave that Armance had married only out of selfishness. Octave leaves to fight in Greece, and dies there of sorrow.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	August 7, 2017
ISBN13	9781974308101
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	192
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 10 mm · 263 g
Language	English

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