Une histoire sans nom

Synopsis of Une histoire sans nom

«Une histoire sans nom» is the classic novel by Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, published by Flammarion in paperback (192 pages, in French).

The novel is set in nineteenth-century France and centers on a mother who, widowed and absorbed in the memory of the man for whom she abandoned her family, raises her daughter in a home full of silences. The arrival of an enigmatic priest disrupts the household's routine and drags the young woman into a nightmare of guilt and secrets.

The text, originally published in 1882, appears in this French edition from the GF Flammarion collection, prepared by Philippe Berthier and published in 1999.

For readers of nineteenth-century French classic fiction who appreciate gloomy atmospheres and psychological storytelling.