Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 164 Allais, Alphonse 1854 1905 À se tordre: Histoires chatnoiresques Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Un philosophe -- Ferdinand -- Mœurs de ce temps-ci -- En bordée -- Un moyen comme un autre -- Collage -- Les petits cochons -- Cruelle énigme -- Le médecin: monologue pour cadet -- Boisflambard -- Pas de suite dans les idées -- Le comble du darwinisme -- Pour en avoir le cœur net -- Le palmier -- Le criminel précautionneux -- L'embrasseur -- Le pendu bienveillant -- Esthetic -- Un drame bien parisien -- Mam'zelle Miss -- Le bon peintre -- Les zèbres -- Simple malentendu -- La jeune fille et le vieux cochon -- Sancta simplicitas -- Une bien bonne -- Truc canaille -- Anesthésie -- Ironie -- Tickets -- Un petit "Fin de siècle" -- Allumons la bacchante -- Tenue de fantaisie -- Aphasie -- Une mort bizarre -- Le railleur puni -- Excentric's -- Le veau: conte de Noël pour Sara Salis -- En voyage: simples notes -- Le chambardoscope -- Une invention: monologue pour cadet -- Le temps bien employé -- Famille -- Comfort -- Abus de pouvoir. Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits; this text is also available at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com in Word format, Mobipocket Reader format, eReader format and Acrobat Reader format "À se tordre: Histoires chatnoiresques" by Alphonse Allais is a collection of humorous short stories written in the late 19th century. The book offers a satirical and whimsical take on society, exploring themes through absurd and often comical situations involving its characters, such as the laid-back customs officer Pascal and his eclectic group of young companions. At the start of the collection, the narrative introduces Pascal, a relaxed customs officer who embodies a leisurely lifestyle, enjoying his duties by fishing with a group of children whom he affectionately nicknames based on professions and nationalities. The whimsical portrayal of Pascal and his imaginative interactions with the children sets the tone for Allais's humor, blending the mundane with the absurd. The opening chapters hint at a broader exploration of everyday absurdities, as seen through Pascal's lighthearted anecdotes, with a mix of wit and social commentary that invites readers to reflect on the human condition in a playful manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Humorous stories Short stories, French PQ Text FR Humour Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 301253 301037 2024-10-06T10:00:28.673412 2023-10-06T10:46:05.663378 text/html text/html 301246 301030 2024-10-06T10:00:28.952438 2023-10-06T10:46:05.860412 text/html text/html 195074 2024-10-06T10:00:37.793323 application/epub+zip 198175 2024-10-06T10:00:32.643404 application/epub+zip 382155 2020-12-18T12:40:50 text/rtf 109628 2005-02-17T18:21:12 text/rtf application/zip 178684 2024-10-06T10:00:31.162401 application/epub+zip 393263 2024-10-06T10:00:41.341340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373168 2024-10-06T10:00:36.909348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271624 2022-09-07T13:08:23.284063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248974 248809 2024-10-06T10:00:28.254435 2023-10-06T10:46:05.204365 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248789 2020-12-18T12:40:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 98269 2020-12-18T12:40:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 243442 2020-12-18T12:40:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97352 2020-12-18T12:40:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 24051 2024-10-06T10:00:41.474335 application/rdf+xml 17280 2024-10-06T10:00:31.853385 image/jpeg 3970 2024-10-06T10:00:31.582364 image/jpeg 192116 2024-10-06T10:00:28.979390 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia