Project Gutenberg 2004-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 328 Loti, Pierre 1850 1923 Viaud, Julien Viaud, Louis Marie Julien Madame Chrysantheme — Complete Produced by David Widger "Madame Chrysantheme — Complete" by Pierre Loti is a novel written in the late 19th century, reflecting the author's fascination with Japan during his naval service. The story is a semi-autobiographical tale of a young Frenchman’s encounter with Japanese culture, highlighting his romantic aspirations and the complexities of intercultural relationships, particularly focused on the character of Madame Chrysantheme, a Japanese woman who becomes his wife. At the start of the novel, the protagonist, aboard a ship, eagerly anticipates arriving in Japan and dreams of marrying a petite, exquisite Japanese woman. As the ship approaches Nagasaki, the narrative vividly describes the enchanting landscape and the protagonist's romanticized visions of love and life in Japan. However, once ashore, he is confronted by the bustling and often chaotic reality of the port, and his idealistic expectations begin to clash with what he encounters. He ultimately meets his fiancé, Mademoiselle Jasmin, whom he finds unappealing, leading to a surprising turn as he shows interest in Madam Chrysantheme, setting the stage for his further romantic adventures and explorations within this new and exotic world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Japan -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 367709 367710 2024-10-02T10:48:07.610199 2023-10-02T09:25:17.701362 text/html text/html 374411 2021-01-27T07:44:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 131182 2021-01-27T07:44:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 216928 2024-10-02T10:48:16.384192 application/epub+zip 221590 2024-10-02T10:48:11.195126 application/epub+zip 207793 2024-10-02T10:48:09.727140 application/epub+zip 453633 2024-10-02T10:48:20.679081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408483 2024-10-02T10:48:15.464131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365141 2022-09-02T12:38:46.682241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309787 309780 2024-10-02T10:48:06.863176 2023-10-02T09:25:17.121325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310931 2021-01-09T03:40:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 123786 2021-01-09T03:40:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 309597 2021-01-09T03:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 123510 2021-01-09T03:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21583 2024-10-02T10:48:20.814073 application/rdf+xml 17084 2024-10-02T10:48:10.282151 image/jpeg 4224 2024-10-02T10:48:10.006139 image/jpeg 209413 2024-10-02T10:48:07.640198 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