| Author |
Bergerat, Emile, 1845-1923 |
| Title |
Contes de Caliban
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Contents |
Béjarec le faiseur d'enfants -- Coco et Bibi -- Le premier mot -- Un cas de psychomancie -- L'étranglé hilare -- Le coup de la belle-mère -- Le crime du moulin au moulin du crime -- Le mariage de Cambronne -- Loys Égarot ou l'argent d'autrui -- Le sieur «On» -- Lazoche, peintre d'idéaux -- Orderic le «babuineur» -- Scipion Garsoulas -- La dame du sonnet -- Le bon chevalier de Frileuse -- Les petits romans de Géraldine -- Un duel darwiniste -- Les bottes de vingt-huit kilomètres -- Cendrillon en automobile -- Le diable en Bretagne -- Les demi-âmes -- L'enfant perdu -- L'héritage d'Yvon Legoaz -- Azeline -- La tache d'encre -- La Vénus vitriolée -- La plus terrible arme du monde -- A deux de jeu -- L'alliance -- L'horreur humaine -- Les chemises sanglantes -- Une femme libre -- Le récit du chirurgien -- La trouée
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| Credits |
Produced by Tonya Allen and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr
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| Summary |
"Contes de Caliban" by Émile Bergerat is a collection of humorous short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores various themes and societal observations through a lens of wit and satire, often focusing on unique characters such as Yan Béjarec, a man with a peculiar vocation tied to fertility and familial dynamics. The stories aim to provoke thought while entertaining the reader with intriguing plots and dialogues. The opening of the collection features the story of Yan Béjarec, who is introduced as a somewhat simple yet well-meaning man in his late seventies, known for his remarkable ability to assist couples in conceiving children. Shifting from a marriage involving two sisters—one fertile and the other not—the tale unfolds as Béjarec's reputation grows within the rural community after he unorthodoxly helps friends, leading to humorous yet touching episodes. His life’s work intertwines with themes of family, love, and societal expectations, revealing an underlying critique of moral conventions and the human condition as it relates to parenthood and relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
French |
| LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subject |
Short stories, French
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| Subject |
French fiction -- 20th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
12332 |
| Release Date |
May 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Dec 14, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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