Project Gutenberg 2022-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 121 Franc-Nohain 1873 1934 Le Grand, Maurice Grand, Maurice le Nohain, Franc Le Pays de l'Instar $aFrance :$bLa revue blanche,$c1901. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Le Pays de l’Instar" by Franc-Nohain is a fictional work written in the early 20th century. The book explores an imagined region called the Instar, characterized as an artificial administrative entity rather than a geographical one, with residents who have a singular focus: to get closer to Paris. Through its satirical lens, the narrative examines the social structures, class divisions, and quirks of life within this peculiar locale. At the start of the narrative, the author establishes the peculiar nature of the land of Instar, asserting that it is without natural boundaries and does not boast any historical significance. Instead, the inhabitants are depicted as being preoccupied with transcending their mundane existence in pursuit of connections to Paris. The opening portion delves into the structure of society, categorizing its residents into the nobility, military, commerce, and civil servants, and highlights the superficial nature of their social interactions and aspirations as they navigate life in this whimsical, bureaucratically driven world. The tone suggests a critique of both provincial life and the allure of Paris, presenting the Instar as a microcosm of broader societal themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5439486g 20210404001615francnohai 1901 FR Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French literature Satire PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 453493 2025-06-27T08:35:32.818743 text/html 435766 2024-10-19T00:15:04 text/html 244628 2025-06-27T08:35:41.174736 application/epub+zip 251448 2025-06-27T08:35:34.255721 application/epub+zip 234193 2025-06-27T08:35:33.413727 application/epub+zip 395903 2025-06-27T08:35:45.467695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372297 2025-06-27T08:35:40.590692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355208 2022-09-30T23:38:27.645487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360452 2025-06-27T08:35:31.041837 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 340500 2024-10-19T00:15:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17333 2025-06-27T08:35:45.629661 application/rdf+xml 13338 2025-06-27T08:35:33.544745 image/jpeg 2592 2025-06-27T08:35:33.480729 image/jpeg 209432 2025-06-27T08:35:32.854752 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 en.wikipedia