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Plot Summary of The Immortal
"A poet after having published one book receives the suggestion to join the Institute (French literary academy) and therefore to become one of the forty "immortal" members. He is betrayed by his sponsor who is involved in a fraudulent case of forged historical letters and commits suicide.
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Lucette Bailliet, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Life of a profession: - writer
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - French
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - French
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France
City? Yes
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - No single main character? - written like a journal/diary/letters
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