Project Gutenberg 2018-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 164 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Hahl, Jalmari 1869 1929 Hahl, J. Désenchantées. Finnish Havahtuneita: Kuvaus nykyaikaisesta haaremielämästä Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Havahtuneita: Kuvaus nykyaikaisesta haaremielämästä" by Pierre Loti is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows André Lhéry, a famous writer, as he engages in a complex correspondence with various women, particularly revealing his past connections with Turkish harems and the emotional repercussions of their relationships. This narrative delves into the themes of love, cultural identity, and the constraints of societal expectations particularly within the context of a modern harem. The opening of the book introduces André Lhéry as he reflects on his life while sorting through a pile of letters, primarily from women expressing admiration and longing for him. A letter with a Turkish postmark rekindles his memories of Istanbul, evoking a deep melancholy and a sense of nostalgia for a city he once loved. Concurrently, the narrative shifts to a young woman in a harem who eagerly anticipates the arrival of a letter from André, illustrating her constrained life within the confines of her environment while reflecting on her inner desires for freedom and connection. This juxtaposition of the two main characters sets the stage for exploring their intertwined fates against the backdrop of societal constraints and emotional yearning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 28.1 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Harems -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into Finnish Turkey -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Novels 684262 2025-07-23T08:48:08.048103 text/html 684083 683999 2024-12-24T07:56:52.093448 2023-09-25T07:05:02.044682 text/html text/html 344470 2025-07-23T08:48:18.164054 application/epub+zip 354315 2025-07-23T08:48:11.908052 application/epub+zip 330464 2025-07-23T08:48:10.541061 application/epub+zip 682971 2025-07-23T08:48:23.212031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640438 2025-07-23T08:48:17.250063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519490 2022-09-26T13:04:22.192289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627822 2025-07-23T08:48:07.586108 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 599160 2018-11-29T09:46:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19132 2025-07-23T08:48:23.353005 application/rdf+xml 18652 2025-07-23T08:48:11.054065 image/jpeg 3849 2025-07-23T08:48:10.794068 image/jpeg 234722 2018-11-29T09:46:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 340394 2025-07-23T08:48:08.103109 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia