Project Gutenberg 2014-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 134 Farrère, Claude 1876 1957 Farrere, Claude Bargone, Charles Toulven, Pierre Bargone, Frédéric Charles Pierre Édouard Bargone, Frederic Charles Pierre Edouard Bargone, François Charles Bargone, Francois Charles Les civilisés: Roman Produced by Madeleine Fournier and Marc D'Hooghe "Les civilisés: Roman" by Claude Farrère is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in the exotic backdrop of Saïgon, exploring the lives of a group of Western characters, particularly focusing on Dr. Raymond Mévil, who embodies a mix of charm and moral ambiguity as he navigates romantic entanglements and social interactions in a colonial setting. The book likely delves into themes of sensuality, desire, and the clash of cultures. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dr. Raymond Mévil, who is preparing to take a pousse, a traditional Vietnamese mode of transport, through Saïgon. The reader gets a glimpse of his charismatic personality and his magnetic allure to women, showcasing an atmosphere filled with vibrant social interactions. As he makes visits, we meet various characters, including an attorney and several elegant women, each revealing snippets of the decadent life in colonial Vietnam. Mévil's demeanor is flirtatious and impudent, hinting at the complexities of relationships that will be explored further in the story. The scene sets the stage for a tale interwoven with the ethical contrasts of Western civilization and the local culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Indochina -- History -- Fiction France -- Colonies -- Indochina -- Fiction French -- Indochina -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 472249 472242 2024-09-20T04:35:04.574305 2023-09-20T14:39:25.575620 text/html text/html 459820 2024-04-04T03:38:27 text/html 353660 2024-09-20T04:35:10.661559 application/epub+zip 360474 2024-09-20T04:35:05.359305 application/epub+zip 263744 2024-09-20T04:35:04.962348 application/epub+zip 499393 2024-09-20T04:35:14.785277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487503 2024-09-20T04:35:10.295326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391062 2022-09-21T16:13:54.231095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450089 2024-09-20T04:35:03.377347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 430416 2024-04-04T04:31:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17210 2024-09-20T04:35:15.016285 application/rdf+xml 13304 2024-09-20T04:35:05.054324 image/jpeg 2802 2024-09-20T04:35:05.008295 image/jpeg 314385 2024-09-20T04:35:04.621329 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia