Pierre Nozière

France, Anatole, 1844-1924Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.6

Word count: 336K words
Chapters: 34

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Pierre Nozière by Anatole FranceAuthor: France, Anatole, 1844-1924,Language: French, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Nov 1, 2003

Editor's review

Pierre Nozière is a work by the French writer Anatole France, written in French and released as a free electronic edition by Project Gutenberg. France was a major French literary figure of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the winner of the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature, known for an elegant, ironic, and humane style. The book centers on the title character and has a memoir-like, autobiographical quality; its tone is gentle and reflective, making it a good entry point for understanding France's writing and modern French literary taste. The electronic edition is easy to obtain and can be used for French reading practice and as supplementary reading in literary history. Note that this is a public-domain e-book, not a scholarly critical edition, with limited notes and introduction; readers should bring their own background materials and read it alongside other works by France.

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Readers with intermediate or higher French reading ability who want to engage with modern French literature in the original
Literature enthusiasts interested in France's life and work who want to broaden their reading of his writings
Teachers and students who need a free public-domain French text for language learning or classroom supplementary material

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General readers with no French who can only read Chinese translations
Literary scholars expecting detailed notes, introductions, or a scholarly critical edition
Readers who prefer tightly plotted, strongly narrative novels

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Read through once to grasp the characters and the thread of memory, then revisit key passages to check unfamiliar words and allusions
Read alongside introductory materials on France's other works to build an overall sense of his style and historical context
Excerpt elegant sentences for translation practice and compare different renderings to appreciate French expression

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The original text is in French, and the Project Gutenberg edition preserves the French text; it is not an English or Chinese translation, so some French ability is needed before reading.

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You do not need to read a biography first, but some familiarity with France's life and literary standing helps in understanding the memoir-like tone and irony; general readers can start with the text and look things up as questions arise.

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France, Anatole, 1844-1924 Author

Anatole France (France, Anatole, 1844-1924) was a French writer whose real name was Anatole François Thibault. Because the available material is limited, the details of his life cannot be set out here, but it is clear that he produced a large body of work, of which 57 titles are held in this collection. His representative works include Penguin Island, Les Dieux ont soif (The Gods Are Athirst), The Revolt of the Angels, Vie de Jeanne d'Arc (The Life of Joan of Arc), and La rôtisserie de la Reine Pédauque (At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque), spanning novels, historical biography, and satirical fable. France's prose is elegant and unhurried, and he often examines society and history with urbane irony and a skeptical spirit, weaving philosophical reflection into his narratives. He had a lasting influence on French literature and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921.