| Author |
Mille, Pierre, 1864-1941 |
| Title |
L'ange du bizarre
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| Original Publication |
France: Ferenczi, 1921.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Contents |
La hache -- Aragnol, Dieu -- L'athlète -- Le condamné Cardevaque -- Le traître -- Un beau mariage -- La lettre -- Le simulateur -- Signal d'alarme -- Un dimanche soir… -- La bombe -- Jean-Claude ou la loterie -- L'aveu -- Le bon masseur -- Abus de confiance -- L'eau qui danse -- Les myrtes sont flétris -- Le cadeau -- Le père Bigame -- Le fiacre -- L'inculpé -- Le voleur -- Le vaisseau du désert -- Le chapitre des chapeaux -- La fin du monde -- Véridique histoire d'Aristide -- Les onze derniers.
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| Credits |
Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
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| Summary |
"L'ange du bizarre" by Pierre Mille is a collection of fictional narratives written in the early 20th century. The work explores the themes of beauty and bizarre through a series of intriguing tales and characters, including a dancer, a man in existential struggle, and a deluded individual who believes he is God. Mille’s writing promises to delve into the human experience, emphasizing contrasting perspectives on beauty, society, and identity. The opening of the book introduces a grand dance performance, where a mesmerizing dancer captivates an audience filled with different characters, including a man named Marlis, who reflects on beauty's perception through his own experiences. As he watches the performance, Marlis contemplates the nature of beauty and the feelings of inadequacy and disdain that arise both from himself and from the audience around him. Meanwhile, he recalls his past ventures into a sordid cabaret, revealing his struggle with self-identity and society's norms. The scene offers a vivid tableau that raises questions about societal values, the human condition, and the relationship between beauty and the grotesque. (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. |
70162 |
| Release Date |
Feb 27, 2023 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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