Chasseurs de nomades by Émile Zavie
"Chasseurs de nomades" by Émile Zavie is a novel likely written during the early 20th century. This book explores the themes of love, longing, and the complexities of colonial life in North Africa, following a soldier's experiences as he navigates personal relationships and military duties in a foreign land. The narrative centers around Fabre-Souville, a French soldier stationed in North Africa who is abruptly ordered to leave Oran for the South-Tunisian battalion.
As he grapples with the implications of his deployment, he reflects on his fleeting romance with Mercédès, an enigmatic Spanish woman, and the inevitable pain of departure. The story unfolds amid the backdrop of military life, capturing the tensions between the soldiers and the local nomadic tribes, alongside the protagonist's emotional turmoil and existential musings on love, fidelity, and the seductive but challenging nature of foreign cultures. Through vivid imagery and introspective prose, Zavie presents a poignant meditation on longing and the transient nature of relationships shaped by the constraints of duty and distance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Zavie, Émile, 1884-1943 |
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| Title | Chasseurs de nomades |
| Original Publication | France: A la cité des livres, 1927. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel (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. | 70201 |
| Release Date | Mar 4, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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