Project Gutenberg 2005-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 85 Claretie, Jules 1840 1913 Claretie, Arsène-Arnaud Claretie, Arsène-Armand Claretie, Arsene-Arnaud Claretie, Jules Arsène Arnaud Bouddha Produced by Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Bouddha" by Jules Claretie is a fictional novel written during the late 19th century. This work navigates themes of love, loss, and the intersections of culture through the poignant relationship between its protagonist, a French officer, and a beautiful actress named Antonia. The narrative is set against the backdrop of a war-torn Asia and a vibrant Paris, exploring how these contrasting worlds shape the characters' experiences and emotions. In this story, the protagonist, Edmond de Laurière, after returning to Paris from military service in Asia, reminisces about his past love affair with Antonia, who is now transformed and distant from the exotic Japanese aesthetic that once characterized their relationship. As he attempts to reconnect with her, he brings back a statue of Bouddha, a symbol of their shared memories, but finds that she has moved on, embracing a new life and rejecting the past. The novel ultimately examines the themes of nostalgia, the impermanence of love, and the weight of memories that linger as one grapples with the changes brought about by war and time. As Edmond contemplates the significance of the broken statue, it reflects not only the fracture in their relationship but also the broader implications of loss in a world marked by conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Buddhism FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 92857 2025-07-07T11:14:48.308466 text/html 86700 2005-12-30T15:38:56 text/html 428674 2025-07-07T11:14:54.039437 application/epub+zip 428835 2025-07-07T11:14:50.698491 application/epub+zip 93518 2025-07-07T11:14:48.883463 application/epub+zip 1029819 2025-07-07T11:14:55.895426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1022851 2025-07-07T11:14:52.643465 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134283 2022-09-08T10:59:58.000812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82617 2025-07-07T11:14:47.940465 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81109 2005-12-30T15:38:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20282 2025-07-07T11:14:56.019410 application/rdf+xml 9084 2025-07-07T11:14:49.373470 image/jpeg 2447 2025-07-07T11:14:49.127494 image/jpeg 32549 2005-12-30T15:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 378045 2005-12-30T15:38:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 434610 2025-07-07T11:14:48.342499 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