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100 1 _aDaudet, Alphonse,
_d1840-1897
245 1 3 _aLe Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Petit_Chose
500 _aRelease date is 2009-01-07
508 _aProduced by Andrew Hodson
520 _a"Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant)" by Alphonse Daudet is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the late 19th century. The story chronicles the formative years of Daniel Eyssette (the titular “Petit Chose”), a delicate and imaginative boy growing up in a family that has fallen into hardship. Central to the narrative are his struggles with poverty, the disintegration of his family's factory, and his aspirations for a brighter future as he embarks on a journey of personal and literary development. At the start of the work, we meet Daniel as he reflects on his childhood in the Languedoc region, marked by both innocent joys and impending misfortune. His family, once prosperous, faces a series of calamities that lead to their ruin, causing Daniel to abandon his cherished childhood home. The opening portion introduces key family members, particularly his brother Jacques, as they navigate the hardships that follow their father's failed business and the subsequent move to Lyon. Daudet vividly illustrates Daniel's internal world—with his fantasies of adventure echoing his struggles with self-identity and the painful complexities of growing up under challenging circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAutobiographical fiction
653 _aBildungsromans
653 _aFrench language -- Readers
653 _aFrench fiction -- 19th century
700 1 _aTindall, S.
_q(Samuel)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27737
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