Project Gutenberg 2006-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 192 Buysse, Cyriel 1859 1932 Buysse, Cyriël Buysse, Cyrillus Gustave Emile De Zwarte Kost Produced by Johan Boelaert. "De Zwarte Kost" by Cyriel Buysse is a novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the small village of Akspoele, the story centers around Fortuné Massijn, a clerk known for his peculiar obsession with befriending strangers, who returns home triumphantly with two young African princes, only to face ridicule and disdain from the locals. The book explores themes of social status, vanity, and the clash between local tradition and the exotic allure of the foreign. The opening of the novel introduces a peaceful Sunday morning in Akspoele, disrupted by the arrival of Massijn and his accompanied "princes." The villagers are astonished and confused by the sight of Massijn proudly presenting his friends, who are depicted as grotesque and monstrous in appearance. Rather than receiving admiration, Massijn is met with mockery and scorn from his fellow villagers, leading to a series of dramatic confrontations. As the villagers jeer, Massijn grows increasingly enraged at their reactions, trying to assert the dignity of both himself and his companions amidst the chaos, which sets the stage for the tensions and themes that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl Fiction PT Text Category: Novels 136882 2025-07-07T11:41:11.741373 text/html 135059 2020-12-13T13:54:46 text/html 117952 2025-07-07T11:41:16.114342 application/epub+zip 118263 2025-07-07T11:41:13.491402 application/epub+zip 118263 2025-07-07T11:41:12.389375 application/epub+zip 219894 2025-07-07T11:41:18.015311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212190 2025-07-07T11:41:15.446346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179018 2022-09-08T11:34:55.944831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127767 2025-07-07T11:41:11.435389 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127485 2020-12-13T13:54:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127476 2020-12-13T13:54:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20852 2025-07-07T11:41:18.135330 application/rdf+xml 11758 2025-07-07T11:41:12.877347 image/jpeg 3202 2025-07-07T11:41:12.632339 image/jpeg 49275 2020-12-13T13:54:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 51111 2020-12-13T13:54:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 49126 2020-12-13T13:54:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 118432 2025-07-07T11:41:11.754352 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 nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia