02661cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500630014526400510020830000470025933600260030633700260033233800360035850000310039450502380042550802060066352012280086953400580209765300260215565300280218185600520220985600430226199900190230474448UtSlPG20260610134725.0mcr n260607r20241909utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aRenard, Maurice,d1875-193913aLe voyage immobile, suivi d'autres histoires singulières 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-09-200 aAvant-propos -- Le voyage immobile -- La singulière destinée de Bouvancourt -- Le rendez-vous -- La mort et le coquillage -- Parthénope ou l'escale imprévue -- La statue ensoleillée -- Une légende chrétienne d'Aktéon.  aLaurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))  a"Le Voyage Immobile, suivi d'autres Histoires singulières" by Maurice Renard is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The work embarks on a thematic exploration of what Renard refers to as “logical wonder,” blending elements of fantasy and rationality. It invites readers to experience the uncanny intersections of science and the extraordinary, as seen through the varied narratives within the collection.  At the start of "Le Voyage Immobile," we meet an unnamed man who awakens aboard a yacht called "Océanide". He has no memory of his circumstances, having survived a maritime disaster, which raises questions about his identity and past experiences. His rescuers, Gaétan and Gérald, attempt to unravel the mystery of how he came to be in such a predicament. The narrative discusses a recent explosion that led to his unconscious state and hints at a fantastical journey ahead, as they share accounts of a meteor that had previously crossed their path. Thus, the opening sets a tone of suspense and curiosity while establishing the backdrop for Renard's exploration of the fantastical and the logical elements within the storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cParis: Mercure de France, 1909  aShort stories, French  aScience fiction, French4 uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k1910402t40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74448  c115173d115173