Project Gutenberg 2006-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 55 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Mon frère Yves Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chuck Greif and www.ebooksgratuits.com "Mon frère Yves" by Pierre Loti is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work tells the poignant story of Yves Kermadec, a young Breton man who serves as a sailor in the French Navy, navigating his complex emotions and tumultuous life as he returns to his homeland after years at sea. The book explores themes of identity, belonging, and the struggles of a life intertwined with the ocean. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to Yves through the description of his sailor's booklet, detailing his birth and career as a mariner. It vividly paints a picture of his childhood in Saint-Pol-de-Léon and hints at the deep sense of melancholy that accompanies his return to Brittany. As Yves prepares to reenter his childhood world, he is burdened with the realities of his past, including his mother’s rejection by the local clergy during his baptism. The narrative also foreshadows his struggles with life on land, especially the temptation to indulge in the same vices that have plagued him during his life at sea. Through these opening passages, readers are drawn into Yves' emotional landscape, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of his character and experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Brittany (France) -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 481932 481933 2024-10-08T07:49:55.647083 2023-09-08T09:28:39.666246 text/html text/html 543785 2006-05-20T11:57:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 179247 2006-05-20T11:57:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 238058 2024-10-08T07:50:04.474031 application/epub+zip 246139 2024-10-08T07:49:57.927099 application/epub+zip 246138 2024-10-08T07:49:56.595104 application/epub+zip 479895 2024-10-08T07:50:10.099042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417085 2024-10-08T07:50:03.601057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383579 2022-09-09T03:38:25.119504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450924 450891 2024-10-08T07:49:54.312115 2023-09-08T09:28:38.501215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 440224 2006-05-20T11:57:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167637 2006-05-20T11:57:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20057 2024-10-08T07:50:10.240004 application/rdf+xml 10124 2024-10-08T07:49:57.166140 image/jpeg 2839 2024-10-08T07:49:56.881121 image/jpeg 231782 2024-10-08T07:49:55.694071 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