Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 40 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole La rôtisserie de la Reine Pédauque Produced by Carlo Traverso, Vital Debroey and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "La rôtisserie de la Reine Pédauque" by Anatole France is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the life and reflections of the protagonist, Jacques "Jacquot" Ménétrier, who recounts his unique encounters and experiences growing up in his father's rotisserie in Paris, blending humor, philosophy, and elements of mysticism. The opening of the novel introduces us to Jacquot's childhood in the bustling rôtisserie, where his father, Léonard Ménétrier, works as a respected rotisseur. Through a series of whimsical anecdotes, we learn about his father's teachings and the colorful characters who frequent the establishment, including the learned M. Jérôme Coignard. Jacquot's early education is guided by Coignard, who engages him in discussions that blend the mundane with the philosophical, hinting at Jacquot's future aspirations. The narrative is interspersed with lively dialogues, rich characterizations, and whimsical observations on human nature, setting the tone for a story that promises to explore themes of knowledge, morality, and the absurdities of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Bildungsromans Egypt -- Fiction Christian women saints -- Fiction Mary, of Egypt, Saint -- Fiction Picaresque fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 494375 494263 2024-09-05T09:46:34.079270 2023-10-05T10:09:01.417369 text/html text/html 494368 494256 2024-09-05T09:46:34.299266 2023-10-05T10:09:01.630347 text/html text/html 238806 2024-09-05T09:46:40.906279 application/epub+zip 246495 2024-09-05T09:46:35.815259 application/epub+zip 246495 2024-09-05T09:46:34.914314 application/epub+zip 436858 2024-09-05T09:46:44.888234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414629 2024-09-05T09:46:40.292276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414829 2022-09-06T04:18:35.117558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457241 457174 2024-09-05T09:46:33.721290 2023-10-05T10:09:01.101340 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 447929 2020-12-26T00:58:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174331 2020-12-26T00:58:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19428 2024-09-05T09:46:45.029250 application/rdf+xml 13518 2024-09-05T09:46:35.281259 image/jpeg 3309 2024-09-05T09:46:35.100273 image/jpeg 238296 2024-09-05T09:46:34.347315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia