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100 1 _aAuriol, George,
_d1863-1938
245 1 0 _aX... Roman impromptu
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/X..._roman_impromptu
500 _aRelease date is 2025-04-27
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 Internet Archive)
520 _a"X... Roman impromptu" by Auriol, Bernard, Courteline, Renard, and Veber is a collaborative novel written in the late 19th century. The book is a comic, improvisational narrative crafted by five prominent humorists, each contributing serial chapters without a predetermined plot or subject. The story revolves around the character X..., a man rendered officially nonexistent after being presumed dead for ten years, and the absurdities that ensue as he attempts to reclaim his place in Parisian society and within his own marriage. The novel seems to blend parody, social satire, and farcical situations, making it appealing for readers interested in playful, inventive storytelling and French literary wit. The opening of "X... Roman impromptu" introduces both the playful spirit of the project and its main characters. It begins with a meta-explanation of the book’s collaborative and improvisational concept, laying out its rules and embracing the unpredictability of joint authorship. The story then follows X..., a man returned to Paris after years presumed dead, who tries to reintegrate into his former life—only to find that he is now a legal and social phantom without a name or place. Early chapters rapidly spiral into farce: X... discusses his predicament with a police commissioner, confronts his estranged wife and her lover, and contemplates the ironies of his situation. Alongside these encounters, episodes shift with comedic abruptness—one minute focusing on the existential confusion of X..., the next shadowing the misadventures of his wife’s lover as he wanders Paris. The tone is humorous and lively, marked by quick changes in perspective and style, showcasing the authors' satirical edge and their delight in literary gamesmanship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cParis: Ernest Flammarion, 1927
653 _aHumorous stories
653 _aFrench fiction -- 19th century
700 1 _aBernard, Tristan,
_d1866-1947
700 1 _aCourteline, Georges,
_d1858-1929
700 1 _aRenard, Jules,
_d1864-1910
700 1 _aVeber, Pierre,
_d1869-1942
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/xromanimprompt00auri/
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75972
999 _c116697
_d116697