Le pot au noir by Louis Chadourne
"Le Pot au Noir" by Louis Chadourne is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on the journey of a group of characters aboard a transatlantic ocean liner, exploring themes of departure, solitude, and the emotional complexities of leaving one’s homeland behind. The main character observes the intricacies of life aboard the ship and the diverse passengers, including an enigmatic figure referred to as the Tentateur. The opening
of the narrative vividly describes the experience of boarding the ocean liner, capturing the contrast between the seemingly welcoming nature of the ship and the inevitable melancholy of departure. As the protagonist prepares for the journey, he reflects on the imminent loss of connections to his past life, articulating the existential angst of leaving everything familiar for the vast unknown. Through rich imagery and a focus on atmosphere, the passage introduces key metaphors of travel, internal struggle, and the varied social dynamics among passengers, setting the stage for deeper explorations of identity and experience throughout the voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Chadourne, Louis, 1890-1925 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23015952 |
| Title | Le pot au noir |
| Original Publication | France: Albin Michel, 1923. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| LoC Class | F2155: History of the Americas: Caribbean area. Caribbean sea |
| Subject | Caribbean Area -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 70753 |
| Release Date | May 13, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 85 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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