Tartarín de Tarascón (1883)
Tartarín de Tarascón is a 1883 French-language fiction, general book written by Alphonse Daudet and Carlos Cantueso.
One of the great light-hearted French classics. The book tells the story of Tartarin, a Falstaff-like figure, full of hot-air and bluster, who is persuaded by the fellow residents of the provincial French town in which he lives to go on a lion-hunting expedition to Algeria. He blunders along from one disaster to the next, involving a foreign con-man, a lady of easy virtue, and a blind lion, but in the end he comes out of it all smelling of roses. It is best read in the original French.
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What is Tartarín de Tarascón about?
One of the great light-hearted French classics. The book tells the story of Tartarin, a Falstaff-like figure, full of hot-air and bluster, who is persuaded by the fellow residents of the provincial French town in which he lives to go on a lion-hunting expedition to Algeria. He blunders along from one disaster to the next, involving a foreign con-man, a lady of easy virtue, and a blind lion, but in the end he comes out of it all smelling of roses. It is best read in the original French.
When was Tartarín de Tarascón published?
Tartarín de Tarascón was published in 1883.
Who made Tartarín de Tarascón?
Tartarín de Tarascón was written by Alphonse Daudet, Carlos Cantueso and Tite Fée Tite Fée édition.