A Passion in the Desert by Honoré de Balzac
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"A Passion in the Desert" by Honoré de Balzac is a short story published in 1830. A French soldier, captured during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, escapes into the desert where he finds refuge in a cave. There he encounters a panther he names "Mignonne" and forms an unusual bond with the wild creature. As he journeys toward the Nile seeking rescue, their relationship unfolds in unexpected ways, blurring the line between man and
beast in the harsh desert landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900 |
| Title | A Passion in the Desert |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Une_passion_dans_le_d%C3%A9sert |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Deserts -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1555 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01555-2 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Nov 23, 2016 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1132 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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