Gobineau, Arthur, comte de 1816-1882 creator Visan, Tancrède de 1878-1945 text utu 2015 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Nouvelles Asiatiques" by comte de Arthur Gobineau is a collection of short stories published in 1876. Drawing from his years as a French diplomat in Persia, Gobineau crafted six tales set across the Middle East and Central Asia. Unlike conventional novels, he chose the short story format to capture multiple perspectives of Persian society—each narrative offering a different facet of Oriental life. The stories transport readers through Persia, Afghanistan, the Caucasus, and Turkey, revealing diverse characters and customs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) La danseuse de Shamakha -- L'illustre magicien -- Histoire de Gambèr-Aly -- La guerre des turcomans -- Les amants de Kandahar -- La vie de voyage. Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouvelles_asiatiques Release date is 2015-02-16 Produced by Madeleine Fournier & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) Original publication data not identified Middle East -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48279 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48279 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134117.0 48279