''L'Âme de Pierre'' ("Pierre's soul" or "The Soul of Stone") is a French novel by

Georges Ohnet Georges Ohnet (3 April 1848, in Paris – 5 May 1918) was a French novelist. Life and career Ohnet was educated at the Collège Sainte-Barbe and the Lycée Napoléon. After the Franco-Prussian War he became editor of the magazines ''Pays'' an ...

, first published in 1890. It was adapted for the screen twice: in 1918 and in 1929.

Synopsis

At a dinner party hosted by Prince Patrizzi, Doctor Davidoff shares the idea that a person may save the life of a loved one who is deathly ill, by giving them their soul, at the price of their own life. This makes a great impression on Pierre Laurier, a painter, and Jacques de Vignes, who is seriously ill himself. The same evening, Pierre disappears after having been dismissed by his mistress, the beautiful Clémence Villa, leaving behind a suicide note in which he expresses the wish to give up his soul to restore Jacques' health...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Âme de Pierre, L' 19th-century French novels 1890 novels Novels by Georges Ohnet French novels adapted into films