Project Gutenberg 2014-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 186 Gautier, Judith 1845 1917 Gautier, Louise Judith Gautier, Louise Charlotte Ernestine Mendès, Judith Mendes, Judith Walter, Judith Gautier-Mendès, Judith Le Dragon Impérial Produced by Madeleine Fournier and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust.) "Le Dragon Impérial" by Judith Gautier is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a richly imagined imperial China, focusing on two primary characters: the ambitious young laborer Ta-Kiang and the playful poet Ko-Li-Tsin, who are both navigating personal and societal challenges. Themes of ambition, fate, and the interplay between tradition and individuality seem to be central to the narrative. The opening of the novel introduces the desolate landscape of Chi-Tse-Po and the contrasting characters of Ko-Li-Tsin, a poet struggling with his creative pursuits, and Ta-Kiang, a laborer who harbors a deep-seated hatred for the earth he works. A mystical connection between Ta-Kiang and the image of a dragon hints at greater things to come, as the laborer dreams of greater ambitions beyond his humble origins. The narrative sets the stage for a transformative journey, as Ta-Kiang decides to leave behind his old life in search of glory and fortune, accompanied by the poet and a youthful fiancée, Yo-Men-Li, both of whom express their loyalty amidst their uncertainties. As they travel towards the capital, the dynamics of their relationships and their individual quests become key elements in this unfolding tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr China -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 497594 497604 2024-09-19T14:22:48.304819 2023-09-20T10:23:15.025716 text/html text/html 480971 2024-04-04T03:31:26 text/html 311981 2024-09-19T14:22:55.816802 application/epub+zip 319200 2024-09-19T14:22:49.894855 application/epub+zip 240622 2024-09-19T14:22:48.953851 application/epub+zip 529123 2024-09-19T14:23:00.285789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528852 2024-09-19T14:22:55.155811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450659 2022-09-21T10:20:32.656366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475737 2024-09-19T14:22:47.048857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455939 2024-04-04T04:23:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16066 2024-09-19T14:23:00.410754 application/rdf+xml 13701 2024-09-19T14:22:49.302821 image/jpeg 3554 2024-09-19T14:22:49.126842 image/jpeg 299830 2024-09-19T14:22:48.352857 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