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100 1 _aLorrain, Jean,
_d1855-1906
245 1 0 _aHeures d'Afrique
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-02-11
508 _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))
520 _a"Heures d'Afrique" by Jean Lorrain is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores the vibrant and tumultuous life in various cities of Africa, particularly focusing on Marseille and Oran, as well as the reflections of a narrator navigating through the complexities of culture, desire, and disillusionment in these coastal locales. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene, detailing the bustling streets of Marseille with their colorful characters, sounds, and scents that evoke a lively and chaotic atmosphere. The narrator describes Christmas night in Marseille, where a celebration is juxtaposed with the darker realities of vice and violence in the city's lower quarters. The contrasting themes of festive joy and lurking danger are established as tensions rise among sailors and locals, foreshadowing conflicts. The narrator’s appreciation for the seductive yet perilous allure of these Mediterranean cities is palpable, providing a richly textured backdrop for the unfolding narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: Fasquelle, 1899
653 _aTunisia -- Description and travel
653 _aAlgeria -- Description and travel
856 4 _uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k74884f
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72931
999 _c113656
_d113656