Les dieux de la tribu by Émile Zavie
"Les dieux de la tribu" by Émile Zavie is a novel written in the early 20th century. It blends romantic and political intrigue: a shy French academic, Pierre Caussanges, crosses paths with the cosmopolitan Ozilie de Wicheslaw, whose ties to a displaced court and a mysterious Prince Evgueny pull the story from provincial France toward clandestine affairs and journalism-fueled intrigue. The opening of the novel frames itself with a playful “conversation with
the author,” then pivots to the plot when Caussanges finds a lost letter on a roadside near Chamarges and meets its likely owner, Ozilie. They share a charged train journey, during which she hints at an exile’s life between Kabardie and Thorenberg, while he reveals his modest past and recent inheritance; in Paris she brusquely dismisses him. Seeking counsel, he shows the letter to the journalist Lonlay-Labbaye, who reveals hidden writing (brought out by heat) that points to a secret involving Prince Evgueny and Neu‑Thorenberg; he departs to chase the story. Against advice, Caussanges returns the letter; Ozilie realizes it was decoded, burns all traces, and prepares to flee—only to receive a terse summons to meet an envoy of the Prince at the Tuileries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Zavie, Émile, 1884-1943 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 30014535 |
| Title | Les dieux de la tribu |
| Original Publication | Paris: Gallimard, 1929. |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77973 |
| Release Date | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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