Description
“Manon Lescaut” is a novel written by the Abbé Prévost and first published in 1731. It tells the tragic love story of the young Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut, a beautiful but morally ambiguous woman.
The novel follows the passionate and tumultuous relationship between des Grieux and Manon, who meet in France and fall deeply in love. Despite des Grieux’s efforts to reform Manon’s wayward ways, they become embroiled in a life of deceit, betrayal, and crime. Manon’s insatiable desire for luxury and pleasure leads them down a path of moral decay and social downfall.
Throughout the story, Prévost explores themes of love, desire, and the conflict between personal happiness and societal expectations. “Manon Lescaut” is considered one of the earliest examples of the French novel of passion and sentimentality and has inspired numerous adaptations in literature, opera, and film.
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