Project Gutenberg 2023-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 201 Claudel, Paul 1868 1955 Benét, Teresa Frances 1881 1919 Benet, Teresa Frances Benét, Teresa Frances (Thompson), Mrs. Benét, William Rose 1886 1950 Benet, William Rose Connaisance de l'est. English The East I know $aUnited States :$bYale University Press, $c1914. Andrés V. Galia, Thiers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The East I Know" by Paul Claudel is a collection of poetic reflections and observations written in the early 20th century. The work captures Claudel's impressions and thoughts on various aspects of Eastern life, culture, and nature, revealing his deep fascination with the region's spirituality and aesthetics. Through a series of vignettes, Claudel transports readers to a world filled with imagery of lush landscapes, religious practices, and the vibrant daily lives of the people he encounters. The opening portion of the book begins with a vivid, lyrical exploration of the natural beauty and cultural richness of the East, beginning with a descriptive meditation on the cocoa palm and its symbolic significance. Claudel's text flows with rich imagery, evoking the sensations experienced in Ceylon as he reflects on the people, their customs, and the landscapes he traverses. As he observes a chaotic yet harmonious world filled with life, imperfection, and spirituality, the reader is drawn into the lush, sensory tapestry that Claudel meticulously weaves, setting the tone for an insightful journey throughout the rest of the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/eastiknow00clau/page/12/mode/2up 20210329165127claudel 1914 US Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en East Asia PQ Text Category: Poetry Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature 270506 2025-07-28T07:07:16.445577 text/html 268663 2023-06-13T17:22:29 text/html 485488 2025-07-28T07:07:23.460523 application/epub+zip 484154 2025-07-28T07:07:17.684807 application/epub+zip 214583 2025-07-28T07:07:16.929567 application/epub+zip 537878 2025-07-28T07:07:27.479502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484312 2025-07-28T07:07:22.922582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236830 2025-07-28T07:07:15.830593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236591 2023-06-13T17:22:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19551 2025-07-28T07:07:27.637497 application/rdf+xml 13289 2025-07-28T07:07:17.109563 image/jpeg 2145 2025-07-28T07:07:17.010570 image/jpeg 93433 2023-06-13T17:22:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 526618 2023-06-13T17:22:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 530665 2025-07-28T07:07:16.478624 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 en.wikipedia