Atala by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand
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"Atala" by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand is a novella published in 1801. Told through the memories of an elderly Natchez man named Chactas, this tale unfolds in the wilderness of North America. After being captured and sentenced to death, young Chactas receives unexpected help from Atala, a woman torn between passion and a sacred vow. Their flight through untamed landscapes leads to shelter with a missionary, where conflicting loyalties and impossible promises
collide with devastating consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 |
| Title | Atala |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atala_(novella) |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Indians of North America -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 44427 |
| Release Date | Dec 14, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 817 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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