Project Gutenberg 2006-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 490 France, Hector 1837 1908 Sous le burnous Produced by Carlo Traverso, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Sous le burnous" by Hector France is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative likely explores themes of war, culture, and identity through the eyes of the protagonist as he reflects on a tumultuous period, possibly in Algeria, given the references to military actions and local customs. The book opens with a visceral description of violence, emphasizing the psychological turmoil of the main character who grapples with his actions during a conflict. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a tense and graphic scene where the protagonist, amidst chaos, finds himself in a moment of irrational violence, driven by the heat of battle. He describes his attempts to subdue an enemy, reflecting on the legacy of bloodshed and the madness of war while contrasting his actions with historical references to legendary warriors. As the scene shifts, he experiences a surreal awakening, realizing that the violence may have stemmed not just from his actions, but also from the potent environment he inhabits, mixed with opium-induced dreams and the vibrant culture he has become enmeshed within. Through this complex blend of personal conflict and broader cultural observations, the narrative hints at profound themes of colonialism, identity, and the dichotomy between life and death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Algeria -- Fiction Algeria -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text FR Nouvelles Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 333979 333724 2024-09-08T04:50:31.966718 2023-09-08T07:16:40.627038 text/html text/html 333972 333717 2024-09-08T04:50:32.174702 2023-09-08T07:16:40.784984 text/html text/html 174097 2024-09-08T04:50:38.137709 application/epub+zip 178608 2024-09-08T04:50:33.581740 application/epub+zip 178608 2024-09-08T04:50:32.725691 application/epub+zip 353334 2024-09-08T04:50:41.763758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325242 2024-09-08T04:50:37.550682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324914 2022-09-08T13:07:43.662604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295391 295179 2024-09-08T04:50:31.650712 2023-09-08T07:16:40.255992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 288906 2006-02-20T16:31:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 116998 2006-02-20T16:31:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18584 2024-09-08T04:50:41.893668 application/rdf+xml 13344 2024-09-08T04:50:33.066695 image/jpeg 3485 2024-09-08T04:50:32.895697 image/jpeg 172890 2024-09-08T04:50:32.204687 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 More titles under Villiot, Jean de