Project Gutenberg 2005-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 313 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Ensor, Laura Madame Chrysanthème Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Chrysanth%C3%A8me_(novel) Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ronald Holder, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Madame Chrysanthème" by Pierre Loti is a fictional narrative written in the late 19th century. The story recounts the experiences of a Frenchman who travels to Japan, exploring themes of cultural encounter and personal relationships through his musings and interactions with local people. Central to the tale is Chrysanthème, a Japanese girl who becomes the protagonist's wife, embodying the contrast between Eastern and Western perspectives on love and life. The opening of the novel sets the scene aboard a ship, where the narrator and his companion, Yves, eagerly anticipate their arrival in Japan. As they approach, they marvel at the beauty of the landscape, only to be met with the bustling realities of Nagasaki upon landing. Amidst this, the narrator expresses a whimsical longing to marry a Japanese woman, initially envisioning a romantic and exotic life. However, his idealism begins to clash with the vivid, often comical reality of Japanese customs and his first encounter with potential brides, highlighting the cultural misunderstandings that ensue. This opening establishes the narrator's humorous yet poignant reflections on his experiences in a foreign land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Japan -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 344345 2025-08-06T13:36:24.016239 text/html 346712 2020-12-14T07:00:15 text/html 200505 2025-08-06T13:36:30.532180 application/epub+zip 207027 2025-08-06T13:36:25.816166 application/epub+zip 207027 2025-08-06T13:36:24.685183 application/epub+zip 386006 2025-08-06T13:36:33.963680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369861 2025-08-06T13:36:29.841136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343621 2022-09-07T21:13:37.872116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316193 2025-08-06T13:36:23.359171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316039 2020-12-14T07:00:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315749 2020-12-14T07:00:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315741 2020-12-14T07:00:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22454 2025-08-06T13:36:34.095625 application/rdf+xml 15105 2025-08-06T13:36:25.195165 image/jpeg 3880 2025-08-06T13:36:24.945193 image/jpeg 126196 2020-12-14T07:00:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 126106 2020-12-14T07:00:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 131938 2020-12-14T07:00:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 126003 2020-12-14T07:00:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 197773 2025-08-06T13:36:24.043203 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia