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L'Arlésienne
Excerpt from L'Arl�sienne: Pi�ce en Cinq Tableaux
Mais saint homme! C'est lui qui est press�, ce n'est pas nous. Puisque je te dis qu'il en est fou de son Arl� sienne; depuis trois mois qu'ils vont ensemble, il ne dort plus, il ne mange plus. C'est comme une fi�vre d'amour que lui a donn�e cette Puis enfin, quoi! L'enfant a ses beaux vingt ans et il languit de s'en servir.
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Mais saint homme! C'est lui qui est press�, ce n'est pas nous. Puisque je te dis qu'il en est fou de son Arl� sienne; depuis trois mois qu'ils vont ensemble, il ne dort plus, il ne mange plus. C'est comme une fi�vre d'amour que lui a donn�e cette Puis enfin, quoi! L'enfant a ses beaux vingt ans et il languit de s'en servir.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- GenresPlaysFranceShort Stories
218 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1999
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
September 6, 2022
I do not remember almost anything about this story read two week ago, which is not a good sign. I liked it when I read it but it did not make a strong impression, it seems. It is about unshared love and betrayal.
Read in Found In Translation anthology. I am trying to go through one story each week.
Read in Found In Translation anthology. I am trying to go through one story each week.
August 28, 2021
A pretty sad tale told in a very succinct manner
December 21, 2019
(Audible)
Written in 1869.
Sad short story about two workers walking by a house in town and one recounts to the other the sad love story of a handsome young man who fell in love with a girl from Arles and was going to marry her, until he found out she had been unfaithful. Distraught, he goes mad and kills himself.
Sounds like an operetta, doesn't it? There was a stage version with music by Bizet.
Daudet is a French novelist 1840-1897
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Written in 1869.
Sad short story about two workers walking by a house in town and one recounts to the other the sad love story of a handsome young man who fell in love with a girl from Arles and was going to marry her, until he found out she had been unfaithful. Distraught, he goes mad and kills himself.
Sounds like an operetta, doesn't it? There was a stage version with music by Bizet.
Daudet is a French novelist 1840-1897
RECOMMEND
August 8, 2025
این داستان کوتاه در داستان های برگزیده دوده به نام آرنوین با ترجمه مغشوش و ضعیفی ثبت شده . احتمالا ترجمه بهتر در داستان هایی از آسیای من چاپ پیش از انقلاب قابل دسترس است جالب است واژه آرلزین به معنای لفظی دختر اهل آرل در معنای ضمنی و تلویحی که در داستان می آید به واژگان فرانسوی اضافه شده که بعدها بسیار در ادبیات به آن ارجاع شده
December 22, 2019
Narrated by Stephen Fry, this was actually better than I was expecting!
The narration was only 7 minutes long, but it deals with suicide - a series topic I wasn't expecting a short story written in (I believe) the 1800s to deal with
The narration was only 7 minutes long, but it deals with suicide - a series topic I wasn't expecting a short story written in (I believe) the 1800s to deal with
November 9, 2017
Um, ok...
February 10, 2019
Gelezen ifv een eventuele enscenering in het theater. Melodramatisch en zelfs wat seksistisch : een jonge, vrijgevochten vrouw die als ‘slet’ wordt omschreven...het is echt niet meer van deze tijd.
January 28, 2020
I Listened on audio read by Stephen Fry. It was a surprisingly short short story that was very serious.
September 3, 2020
Nicely narrated by Stephen Fry, this very short story seems rather pointless and shallow.
August 25, 2021
Dear dear...
November 4, 2021
A very sad and short tale of love. Less than 10 minutes of reading time, good for adding to your reading challenge :)
April 9, 2023
Sad, not my favorite!
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July 8, 2023I watched it here.
https://youtu.be/JhU8AufH2tI
https://youtu.be/JhU8AufH2tI
August 26, 2024
Une (très) courte nouvelle qui a inspiré Bizet pour sa fameuse "Arlésienne" que j'adule tant💖
May 21, 2021
"Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love."-As You Like It, William Shakspeare
May 30, 2016
A man passing by a house with some fellows tells a story about the inhabitants of the house. A young man fell in love with a woman in the village, but their romance fell through when it was revealed she was unfaithful. The story relates the man's struggle with heartbreak.
September 28, 2015
Heard on audiobook. A short, sad love story. Nothing special.
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