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Title: L'âne mort

Note: Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Pierre Lacaze 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) at
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Summary: "L'âne mort" by Jules Gabriel Janin is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores complex themes through its narrative that features an anthropomorphic donkey, highlighting the intersection of life, death, and human emotion. The story promises to take readers on a journey that examines societal views on death and the absurdities of life, presented through a darkly comedic lens. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage with a preface that engages in a dialogue with the reader and the critic, addressing the expectations of both as the story unfolds. The plot begins with a grim scene at the "Barrière du Combat," a brutal arena where a donkey, once proud and lively, faces a tragic fate as it is attacked by savage dogs. This moment of death evokes bittersweet memories of the narrator's own connections to the donkey, named Charlot, and signifies the intertwining of past joys and present sorrows. The narrator’s reflections on life and death, alongside vivid imagery, establish a tone that combines melancholy with a critique of the human condition, foreshadowing more profound explorations as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874

Illustrator: Johannot, Tony, 1803-1852

EBook No.: 26418

Published: Aug 24, 2008

Downloads: 77

Language: French

Subject: French fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: L'âne mort

Note: Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Pierre Lacaze 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) at
http: //gallica.bnf.fr)

Summary: "L'âne mort" by Jules Gabriel Janin is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores complex themes through its narrative that features an anthropomorphic donkey, highlighting the intersection of life, death, and human emotion. The story promises to take readers on a journey that examines societal views on death and the absurdities of life, presented through a darkly comedic lens. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage with a preface that engages in a dialogue with the reader and the critic, addressing the expectations of both as the story unfolds. The plot begins with a grim scene at the "Barrière du Combat," a brutal arena where a donkey, once proud and lively, faces a tragic fate as it is attacked by savage dogs. This moment of death evokes bittersweet memories of the narrator's own connections to the donkey, named Charlot, and signifies the intertwining of past joys and present sorrows. The narrator’s reflections on life and death, alongside vivid imagery, establish a tone that combines melancholy with a critique of the human condition, foreshadowing more profound explorations as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874

Illustrator: Johannot, Tony, 1803-1852

EBook No.: 26418

Published: Aug 24, 2008

Downloads: 77

Language: French

Subject: French fiction -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.