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100 1 _aCouperus, Louis,
_d1863-1923
245 1 0 _aKorte Arabesken: Bébert le Boucher en André le Pêcheur
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korte_arabesken
500 _aRelease date is 2005-12-31
508 _aProduced by Johan Boelaert
520 _a"Korte Arabesken: Bébert le Boucher en André le Pêcheur" by Louis Couperus is a novella written in the early 20th century. This literary work presents a nuanced exploration of friendship, aging, and the human condition through the lens of two contrasting characters, Bébert le Boucher—a burly, somewhat brutish wrestler—and André le Pêcheur, a cheerful fisherman. The narrative unfolds in the coastal town of Nice, where these characters encounter the once-great wrestler, the Lion du Littoral, whose decline serves as the focal tragedy of the story. The plot centers around the interactions that occur one fateful evening as the unnamed narrator, identified as "monsieur le duc," grapples with the melancholic atmosphere ushered in by an approaching storm. The central themes emerge through the protagonist's concern for the aging Lion, a former champion who faces ridicule after being defeated by Bébert. Amidst camaraderie and humor, the novella delves into deeper reflections on mortality and societal neglect of the elderly, as the narrator attempts to reconcile his friends’ desire to mock the Lion’s plight with his own empathy towards the suffering of the past champion. Ultimately, the story brings forth a poignant commentary on strength, vulnerability, and the passage of time as the narrator observes both the beauty and the frailty of life unfolding around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aDutch fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17431
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