02278cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500330014726400510018030000470023133600260027833700260030433800360033050000310036650801060039752012930050353400450179665300330184165300300187485600430190499900170194748432UtSlPG20260610134119.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aFarrère, Claude,d1876-195712aL'homme qui assassina: Roman 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-03-08  aProduced by Madeleine Fournier & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust.)  a"L'homme qui assassina: Roman" by Claude Farrère is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of Istanbul and follows Colonel Renaud de Sévigné Montmoron, a French military attaché, as he navigates the complexities of diplomatic life while encountering local figures such as Mehmed Djaleddin Pacha. The novel captures themes of culture clash, the decay of the Ottoman Empire, and personal reflection through the eyes of its well-connected protagonist.   The opening of the novel introduces us to Colonel Renaud de Sévigné Montmoron on August 13 of an unspecified year, reflecting on his recent presentation to Sultan in Istanbul. He recalls the mundane ceremony, contrasting it with a memorable encounter with Mehmed Pacha, who reminds him of an event from a dozen years prior that involved saving his life. The atmosphere is rich with observations about the diplomatic sphere and the cultural differences between the Turkish and European societies. Through engaging descriptions of the Turkish military and social dynamics, readers gain insight into the colonel's perspective on both his own declining sense of youthful vigor and the larger societal changes occurring in the Ottoman Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aIstanbul (Turkey) -- Fiction  aAdventure stories, French40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48432  c89271d89271