02284cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000140011910000330013324500190016626400510018530000470023633600260028333700260030933800360033550000310037150801890040252011550059153400540174665300450180085600510184585600430189699900190193970753UtSlPG20260610134633.0mcr n260607r20231923utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a23015952  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQaF21551 aChadourne, Louis,d1890-192513aLe pot au noir 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-05-13  aLaurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)  a"Le Pot au Noir" by Louis Chadourne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the journey of a group of characters aboard a transatlantic ocean liner, exploring themes of departure, solitude, and the emotional complexities of leaving one’s homeland behind. The main character observes the intricacies of life aboard the ship and the diverse passengers, including an enigmatic figure referred to as the Tentateur.  The opening of the narrative vividly describes the experience of boarding the ocean liner, capturing the contrast between the seemingly welcoming nature of the ship and the inevitable melancholy of departure. As the protagonist prepares for the journey, he reflects on the imminent loss of connections to his past life, articulating the existential angst of leaving everything familiar for the vast unknown. Through rich imagery and a focus on atmosphere, the passage introduces key metaphors of travel, internal struggle, and the varied social dynamics among passengers, setting the stage for deeper explorations of identity and experience throughout the voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cFrance: Albin Michel, 1923  aCaribbean Area -- Description and travel4 uhttps://books.google.com/books?id=Wcj1QYOo0LwC40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70753  c111479d111479