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Voyage de Paris à Java / Un drame au bord de la mer
Lors d'une soirée entre amis, Balzac est emporté par les souvenirs de voyage de l'un des convives vers l'île de Java : il découvre ses plantes à la senteur exquise, ses oiseaux au chant inégalé, ses tribus de singes facétieux, sans oublier les Javanaises, délicieuses et dangereuses. Les voyages imaginaires seraient-ils les plus exaltants ? Sur la côte bretonne, un couple rencontre par hasard un homme misérable, dit l'homme-au-voeu, qui survit dans la misère à l'abri d'une grotte. La raison de ce surnom les confrontera à une histoire qui les bouleversera. Un récit de voyage joyeux et farfelu, un séjour en amoureux au bord de la mer assombri par un drame secret : de Java à la côte bretonne, laissez-vous ravir par un guide exceptionnel !
101 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2015
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Honoré de Balzac
9,588 books4,391 followersFrench writer Honoré de Balzac (born Honoré Balzac), a founder of the realist school of fiction, portrayed the panorama of society in a body of works, known collectively as
La comédie humaine
.
Honoré de Balzac authored 19th-century novels and plays. After the fall of Napoléon in 1815, his magnum opus, a sequence of almost a hundred novels and plays, entitled, presents life in the years.
Due to keen observation of fine detail and unfiltered representation, European literature regards Balzac. He features renowned multifaceted, even complex, morally ambiguous, full lesser characters. Character well imbues inanimate objects; the city of Paris, a backdrop, takes on many qualities. He influenced many famous authors, including the novelists Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James, and Jack Kerouac as well as important philosophers, such as Friedrich Engels. Many works of Balzac, made into films, continue to inspire.
An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac adapted with trouble to the teaching style of his grammar. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. Balzac finished, and people then apprenticed him as a legal clerk, but after wearying of banal routine, he turned his back on law. He attempted a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician before and during his career. He failed in these efforts From his own experience, he reflects life difficulties and includes scenes.
Possibly due to his intense schedule and from health problems, Balzac suffered throughout his life. Financial and personal drama often strained his relationship with his family, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, he married Ewelina Hańska, his longtime paramour; five months later, he passed away.
Honoré de Balzac authored 19th-century novels and plays. After the fall of Napoléon in 1815, his magnum opus, a sequence of almost a hundred novels and plays, entitled, presents life in the years.
Due to keen observation of fine detail and unfiltered representation, European literature regards Balzac. He features renowned multifaceted, even complex, morally ambiguous, full lesser characters. Character well imbues inanimate objects; the city of Paris, a backdrop, takes on many qualities. He influenced many famous authors, including the novelists Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Charles John Huffam Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Henry James, and Jack Kerouac as well as important philosophers, such as Friedrich Engels. Many works of Balzac, made into films, continue to inspire.
An enthusiastic reader and independent thinker as a child, Balzac adapted with trouble to the teaching style of his grammar. His willful nature caused trouble throughout his life and frustrated his ambitions to succeed in the world of business. Balzac finished, and people then apprenticed him as a legal clerk, but after wearying of banal routine, he turned his back on law. He attempted a publisher, printer, businessman, critic, and politician before and during his career. He failed in these efforts From his own experience, he reflects life difficulties and includes scenes.
Possibly due to his intense schedule and from health problems, Balzac suffered throughout his life. Financial and personal drama often strained his relationship with his family, and he lost more than one friend over critical reviews. In 1850, he married Ewelina Hańska, his longtime paramour; five months later, he passed away.
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May 21, 2023
Ce petit livre regroupe 2 textes de Balzac : "Voyage de Paris à Java" et "Un drame au bord de la mer". Le premier est un récit de voyage imaginaire (Balzac l'a écrit à partir de ce qu'il a entendu raconter chez les Carraud dont Balzac était proche) dépourvu d'intérêt littéraire où se réunissent tous les clichés orientalistes (au sens saïdien) surtout sur les femmes asiatiques. Quelques exemples :
"D'abord, posez en principe que les femmes de Java sont folles des Européens." (p. 23) ou bien encore "Voilà pourquoi l'Orient a si peu d'écrivains. On y vit trop en soi pour se répandre sur les autres. À quoi bon la réflexion là où tout est sentiment !" (p. 41) Bref, je crois avoir assez dit, c'est un court texte orientaliste par excellence, qui occupe une place très mineure dans l'oeuvre balzacien et dont la lecture est loin d'être nécessaire.
Le deuxième texte est une nouvelle qui raconte sous forme d'une lettre la tragédie d'un homme mystérieux et effrayant que le narrateur et sa compagne ont croisé lors de leur séjour à Batz. Cette nouvelle n'est pas mauvaise, je trouve l'intrigue très bien et certains passages sont très beaux. Mais elle ne m'a pas vraiment captivée, de la même manière qu'une nouvelle d'une très simple intrigue de Maupassant m'aurait réduite en larmes.
"D'abord, posez en principe que les femmes de Java sont folles des Européens." (p. 23) ou bien encore "Voilà pourquoi l'Orient a si peu d'écrivains. On y vit trop en soi pour se répandre sur les autres. À quoi bon la réflexion là où tout est sentiment !" (p. 41) Bref, je crois avoir assez dit, c'est un court texte orientaliste par excellence, qui occupe une place très mineure dans l'oeuvre balzacien et dont la lecture est loin d'être nécessaire.
Le deuxième texte est une nouvelle qui raconte sous forme d'une lettre la tragédie d'un homme mystérieux et effrayant que le narrateur et sa compagne ont croisé lors de leur séjour à Batz. Cette nouvelle n'est pas mauvaise, je trouve l'intrigue très bien et certains passages sont très beaux. Mais elle ne m'a pas vraiment captivée, de la même manière qu'une nouvelle d'une très simple intrigue de Maupassant m'aurait réduite en larmes.
March 13, 2024
Ahlala … Balzac et son goût pour l’exotisme .. ou plutôt .. pour le passé colonial de l’Europe .. bon j’arrête
December 26, 2023
Long-winded, as typical of XIXth century authors, but entertaining enough. This edition is a 100 page introductory volume with just the two works.
The first story, a second-hand account of a friend’s trip to Java, was a bit over the top in some of the exaggerations. Also, a point off for desensitized depiction of slavery.
The second story takes a while to pick up, but once it does the drama is compelling. The woes of bad parenting.
My first reading by Balzac, so I can't compare to his other works.
The first story, a second-hand account of a friend’s trip to Java, was a bit over the top in some of the exaggerations. Also, a point off for desensitized depiction of slavery.
The second story takes a while to pick up, but once it does the drama is compelling. The woes of bad parenting.
My first reading by Balzac, so I can't compare to his other works.
June 26, 2024
Sous-côté, impressionnée, évidemment, par ce grand monsieur
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