Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 73 Maupassant, Guy de 1850 1893 De Maupassant, Guy La Main Gauche Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Main_gauche Allouma -- Hautot père et fils -- Boitelle -- L'ordonnance -- Le lapin -- Un soir -- Les épingles -- Duchoux -- Le rendez-vous -- Le port -- La morte. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Renald Levesque and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr. "La Main Gauche" by Guy de Maupassant is a novel written during the late 19th century. The book follows a traveler recounting his adventures in Algeria, particularly focusing on his encounters with a European colonist named Auballe and his interactions with the local Arab culture, specifically a young woman named Allouma. The story explores themes of colonialism, cultural differences, and the complexities of desire and identity. At the start of the novel, the protagonist finds himself wandering through the stunning landscape of Algeria after losing his way. He eventually arrives at the home of Auballe, whom he meets by chance. Over dinner, Auballe shares his experience of acclimatizing to life as a settler in Algeria, where he has adjusted to the local customs and the absence of women. The narrative quickly moves to the introduction of Allouma, an Arab woman who becomes a significant figure in Auballe's life. As he grapples with his attraction to her and the cultural dynamics at play, the opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of love, longing, and the chasms that separate different worlds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Short stories, French French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text FR Nouvelles Category: Novels Category: French Literature 253589 2025-07-05T07:50:55.276177 text/html 229330 2024-10-28T18:43:43 text/html 167670 2025-07-05T07:51:01.649609 application/epub+zip 171294 2025-07-05T07:50:57.831624 application/epub+zip 167534 2025-07-05T07:50:56.744640 application/epub+zip 318714 2025-07-05T07:51:04.403640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316007 2025-07-05T07:51:00.999612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280407 2022-09-05T13:31:48.722189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231936 2023-10-05T09:32:29.120784 text/plain 212070 2024-10-28T18:43:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16442 2025-07-05T07:51:04.529577 application/rdf+xml 13344 2025-07-05T07:50:57.235613 image/jpeg 3618 2025-07-05T07:50:56.988630 image/jpeg 165174 2025-07-05T07:50:55.298167 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia