Project Gutenberg 2018-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 116 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Palola, Eino 1885 1951 Aziyadé. Finnish Aasian tytär Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen "Aasian tytär" by Pierre Loti is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the complex emotional journey of the protagonist, who falls in love with a Turkish girl named Aziyadé while he is stationed in Saloniki during a military expedition. The themes of love, cultural clashes, and the quest for personal identity unfold against the backdrop of the Eastern Mediterranean. The opening of the book establishes a vivid scene in Saloniki as the protagonist reflects on the political turmoil of the time, highlighted by a public hanging witnessed from the docks. Amidst this dark backdrop, he encounters Aziyadé, a young woman caught between her culture and the foreign influence represented by the protagonist. His fascination with her beauty and strength grows while navigating the challenges of pursuing an unattainable love amidst the rigid societal norms of the Ottoman Empire. The beginning sets a poignant tone, capturing the allure of the East and the deep emotional conflicts that arise from their intercultural relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Love stories Istanbul (Turkey) -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: French Literature 369162 2025-07-23T08:34:48.289030 text/html 368983 368918 2024-12-24T07:42:21.920408 2023-09-25T06:52:03.844715 text/html text/html 203537 2025-07-23T08:34:54.688015 application/epub+zip 208275 2025-07-23T08:34:50.118986 application/epub+zip 208277 2025-07-23T08:34:48.986006 application/epub+zip 364876 2025-07-23T08:34:58.135952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340628 2025-07-23T08:34:53.978960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314728 2022-09-26T12:33:09.427356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325259 2025-07-23T08:34:47.900027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 312639 2018-11-23T05:12:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19008 2025-07-23T08:34:58.279946 application/rdf+xml 11472 2025-07-23T08:34:49.486989 image/jpeg 3058 2025-07-23T08:34:49.237991 image/jpeg 127087 2018-11-23T05:12:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 202312 2025-07-23T08:34:48.319006 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 fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia