Project Gutenberg 2012-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 84 Pitou, Louis Ange 1767 1846 Voyage à Cayenne, dans les deux Amériques et chez les anthropophages (Vol. 2 de 2) Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers 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) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Voyage à Cayenne, dans les deux Amériques et chez les anthropophages" by L. A. Pitou is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The narrative captures the experiences of the author who was deported to Cayenne, detailing his observations of the unique customs, culture, and hardships faced by fellow exiles and the local populations. Themes of survival, suffering, and the critique of civilization versus savagery play a significant role in the work. The opening of this narrative sets the stage for an exploration of the author's journey from France to Cayenne, where he faces the horrors of exile and the dire conditions of life in a penal colony. Pitou describes the despair of fellow deportees, the treacherous environment of the Guyanese wilderness, and the interactions with various groups, including the Indigenous peoples and creole inhabitants. As he recounts his experiences, he shifts from documenting daily struggles to reflecting on broader philosophical questions about civilization, humanity, and the nature of existence under extreme adversity. The beginning emphasizes a blend of personal narrative and social commentary, promising a thought-provoking read for those interested in historical travelogues and colonial narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Crime -- France Exiles -- French Guiana -- Cayenne Cannibalism French Guiana -- Description and travel F2351 Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 599796 599805 2024-09-17T09:56:07.804883 2023-09-18T05:05:32.114136 text/html text/html 588677 2012-10-22T12:10:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 273827 2012-10-22T12:16:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 360918 2024-09-17T09:56:18.954842 application/epub+zip 364037 2024-09-17T09:56:11.312873 application/epub+zip 308115 2024-09-17T09:56:09.936854 application/epub+zip 706511 2024-09-17T09:56:24.261789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656208 2024-09-17T09:56:17.675815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414099 2022-09-18T18:53:37.410276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536431 536150 2024-09-17T09:56:06.484901 2023-09-18T05:05:30.761101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 522186 2012-10-22T12:10:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206465 2012-10-22T12:16:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19544 2024-09-17T09:56:24.406794 application/rdf+xml 26112 2024-09-17T09:56:10.315860 image/jpeg 4913 2024-09-17T09:56:10.126855 image/jpeg 353364 2024-09-17T09:56:07.859887 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