Project Gutenberg 2016-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 177 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Somm, Henry 1844 1907 Somm, François Clément Sommier Somm, Francois Clement Sommier Sommier, François Clément Somm, Henri La chanson des vieux époux Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La chanson des vieux époux" by Pierre Loti is a poignant narrative written in the late 19th century. This work falls under the category of a novel and explores themes of aging, love, and the melancholy inherent in the human condition, specifically through the lens of two elderly characters. Set against a backdrop of Japanese culture, the story delves into the lives of an aged couple as they navigate existence in their twilight years. The story centers on Toto-San and Kaka-San, a blind husband and a paralyzed wife, who have devoted their lives to each other despite their deteriorating physical conditions. They can be seen wandering the streets of Nagasaki, relying on alms to survive. The narrative paints a vivid picture of their daily struggles and the deep affection they share, even in suffering. Their lives are punctuated by moments of reflection on their past and the inevitability of death, culminating in Kaka-San's demise during a pilgrimage to a temple. Toto-San's heartbreaking journey after losing his companion highlights not only the profound impact of grief but also the cycle of life and death, as he continues to seek solace in the emptiness left behind. The story encapsulates themes of resilience, tenderness, and the bittersweet nature of love in the face of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Japan -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction Death -- Fiction Older people -- Fiction Beggars -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Novels Category: French Literature Category: Old Age & the Elderly 56670 2025-07-20T13:25:32.713544 text/html 30692 2024-10-23T00:06:43 text/html 4274936 2025-07-20T13:25:36.552538 application/epub+zip 4266058 2025-07-20T13:25:33.715594 application/epub+zip 81241 2025-07-20T13:25:33.140566 application/epub+zip 4289804 2025-07-20T13:25:38.832532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4273718 2025-07-20T13:25:35.592571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105568 2022-09-23T11:08:12.817495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38226 2025-07-20T13:25:32.392563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18193 2024-10-23T00:06:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19916 2025-07-20T13:25:39.174517 application/rdf+xml 22046 2025-07-20T13:25:33.212551 image/jpeg 3789 2025-07-20T13:25:33.176554 image/jpeg 4283171 2025-07-20T13:25:32.828550 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia