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100 1 _aJanin, Jules Gabriel,
_d1804-1874
245 1 2 _aL'âne mort
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-08-24
508 _aProduced by Pierre Lacaze 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) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"L'âne mort" by Jules Gabriel Janin is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores complex themes through its narrative that features an anthropomorphic donkey, highlighting the intersection of life, death, and human emotion. The story promises to take readers on a journey that examines societal views on death and the absurdities of life, presented through a darkly comedic lens. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage with a preface that engages in a dialogue with the reader and the critic, addressing the expectations of both as the story unfolds. The plot begins with a grim scene at the "Barrière du Combat," a brutal arena where a donkey, once proud and lively, faces a tragic fate as it is attacked by savage dogs. This moment of death evokes bittersweet memories of the narrator's own connections to the donkey, named Charlot, and signifies the intertwining of past joys and present sorrows. The narrator’s reflections on life and death, alongside vivid imagery, establish a tone that combines melancholy with a critique of the human condition, foreshadowing more profound explorations as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrench fiction -- 19th century
700 1 _aJohannot, Tony,
_d1803-1852
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26418
999 _c67362
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