Project Gutenberg 2024-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 189 Lorrain, Jean 1855 1906 Duval, Paul Alexandre Martin Lorrain, J. (Jean) Heures d'Afrique $aParis :$bFasquelle, $c1899. 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)) "Heures d'Afrique" by Jean Lorrain is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the vibrant and tumultuous life in various cities of Africa, particularly focusing on Marseille and Oran, as well as the reflections of a narrator navigating through the complexities of culture, desire, and disillusionment in these coastal locales. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene, detailing the bustling streets of Marseille with their colorful characters, sounds, and scents that evoke a lively and chaotic atmosphere. The narrator describes Christmas night in Marseille, where a celebration is juxtaposed with the darker realities of vice and violence in the city's lower quarters. The contrasting themes of festive joy and lurking danger are established as tensions rise among sailors and locals, foreshadowing conflicts. The narrator’s appreciation for the seductive yet perilous allure of these Mediterranean cities is palpable, providing a richly textured backdrop for the unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k74884f 20230304025658lorrain 1899 FR Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Tunisia -- Description and travel Algeria -- Description and travel DT Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 442662 2025-06-29T04:05:23.498868 text/html 417668 2024-02-11T13:34:39 text/html 473811 2025-06-29T04:05:30.003972 application/epub+zip 473095 2025-06-29T04:05:24.678865 application/epub+zip 328640 2025-06-29T04:05:24.112956 application/epub+zip 897709 2025-06-29T04:05:34.129832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868488 2025-06-29T04:05:29.441864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406309 2025-06-29T04:05:22.935866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 386457 2024-02-11T13:34:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16132 2025-06-29T04:05:34.274819 application/rdf+xml 17095 2025-06-29T04:05:24.298869 image/jpeg 3144 2025-06-29T04:05:24.203879 image/jpeg 401613 2025-06-29T04:05:23.544885 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