Atala by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand

"Atala" by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand is a novella published in 1801. Told through the memories of an elderly Natchez man named Chactas, this tale unfolds in the wilderness of North America. After being captured and sentenced to death, young Chactas receives unexpected help from Atala, a woman torn between passion and a sacred vow. Their flight through untamed landscapes leads to shelter with a missionary, where conflicting loyalties and impossible promises collide with devastating consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848
Illustrator Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883
Title Atala
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atala_(novella)
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Indians of North America -- Fiction
Subject French fiction -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 44427
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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