Project Gutenberg 2006-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 110 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Madame Chrysanthème Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Chrysanth%C3%A8me_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Chrysanth%C3%A8me Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com "Madame Chrysanthème" by Pierre Loti is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the experiences of the narrator, who embarks on a journey to Japan and explores the cultural richness of the country while engaging in a marriage arrangement that involves a Japanese woman named Chrysanthème. The narrative reflects the author's observations of the contrasts between his romanticized perceptions of Japan and the realities he encounters. At the start of the novel, the narrator and his companion, Yves, are on a ship approaching Japan. They are filled with excitement and anticipation, and the narrator dreams of marrying a Japanese woman, who he imagines as a lovely, delicate figure. Upon arriving and experiencing the beautiful yet commercialized nature of Nagasaki, he quickly becomes disillusioned by the mundane aspects of the city, contrasting his idyllic visions with the stark realities around him. As he navigates his first encounters on Japanese soil, the arrival of potential brides is set into motion, leading to a humorous yet poignant exploration of identity and cultural expectations amidst the narrator's longing for authentic connection in this foreign land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Japan -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature 331931 2025-07-08T04:10:27.379382 text/html 372103 2006-05-09T15:34:02 text/html 194284 2025-07-08T04:10:33.561348 application/epub+zip 199010 2025-07-08T04:10:29.214421 application/epub+zip 199010 2025-07-08T04:10:28.054406 application/epub+zip 411568 2025-07-08T04:10:37.149360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368748 2025-07-08T04:10:32.871358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342434 2022-09-08T16:05:15.013379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312896 2025-07-08T04:10:26.824428 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 305856 2006-05-09T15:34:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19825 2025-07-08T04:10:37.271323 application/rdf+xml 15105 2025-07-08T04:10:28.578381 image/jpeg 3880 2025-07-08T04:10:28.334360 image/jpeg 119878 2006-05-09T15:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 127578 2006-05-09T15:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 190333 2025-07-08T04:10:27.406402 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