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Title: Le Guaranis
Note: Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Camille Bernard & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive, scanned by Google Books Project)
Summary: "Le Guaranis" by Gustave Aimard is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the harrowing adventures of a young man, a French harpooner, who, after being captured by the Patagons during a hunting expedition near Cape Horn, faces the perils of captivity and the treacherous wilderness. As he endures immense suffering and deprivation, he perseveres in hope of escape and freedom. The beginning of the novel sets a dramatic tone with the protagonist's capture by the Patagons, detailing his despair as he witnesses his ship leave without him. Over time, he struggles against the horrors of his captivity, shedding light on the brutal conditions under which he and his fellow captives live. However, as despair gives way to a flicker of hope, the narrative transitions to his determination to escape, ultimately leading him to a fateful encounter with gauchos and new adventures in the Americas. The vividly described landscapes and the author's observations on the cultures encountered establish a rich backdrop for the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aimard, Gustave, 1818-1883
EBook No.: 44715
Published: Jan 20, 2014
Downloads: 83
Language: French
Subject: Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Fiction
Subject: Guarani Indians -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Le Guaranis
Note: Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Camille Bernard & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive, scanned by Google Books Project)
Summary: "Le Guaranis" by Gustave Aimard is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the harrowing adventures of a young man, a French harpooner, who, after being captured by the Patagons during a hunting expedition near Cape Horn, faces the perils of captivity and the treacherous wilderness. As he endures immense suffering and deprivation, he perseveres in hope of escape and freedom. The beginning of the novel sets a dramatic tone with the protagonist's capture by the Patagons, detailing his despair as he witnesses his ship leave without him. Over time, he struggles against the horrors of his captivity, shedding light on the brutal conditions under which he and his fellow captives live. However, as despair gives way to a flicker of hope, the narrative transitions to his determination to escape, ultimately leading him to a fateful encounter with gauchos and new adventures in the Americas. The vividly described landscapes and the author's observations on the cultures encountered establish a rich backdrop for the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aimard, Gustave, 1818-1883
EBook No.: 44715
Published: Jan 20, 2014
Downloads: 83
Language: French
Subject: Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Fiction
Subject: Guarani Indians -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.