The Castle of Pictordu
18 hrs. 3 min.
Language
Russian
Author
George Sand
Author
George Sand
Narrator
Mikhail Roslyakov
Narrator
Mikhail Roslyakov
Description
“Any life based on the pride of its social class and on outward brilliance is only a phantom of life, hiding from a person his true purpose.” L. N. Tolstoy.
In the novel, the clash of two worlds is portrayed. On one side is the Château of Villeprê, embodying the false, outdated world of the lords. On the other is the young tradesman Pierre Hugueney, whose soul is not corrupted by prejudice, and whose hands are engaged in honest, productive labor. Meeting the count’s daughter, Isolda, he discovers that pure, selfless feeling which reveals to a person the truth.
The central question is not whether the lovers will be able to overcome class barriers, but whether a person is capable of renouncing the false laws of society in the name of love, brotherhood, and that simple, work-based truth in which alone true human happiness lies.”
In the novel, the clash of two worlds is portrayed. On one side is the Château of Villeprê, embodying the false, outdated world of the lords. On the other is the young tradesman Pierre Hugueney, whose soul is not corrupted by prejudice, and whose hands are engaged in honest, productive labor. Meeting the count’s daughter, Isolda, he discovers that pure, selfless feeling which reveals to a person the truth.
The central question is not whether the lovers will be able to overcome class barriers, but whether a person is capable of renouncing the false laws of society in the name of love, brotherhood, and that simple, work-based truth in which alone true human happiness lies.”
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