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Alphonse Daudet's madcap novel Tartarin of Tarascon is set in the Proven?al town of Tarascon. The inhabitants, called Tarasconnais and Tarasconnaises, are so enthusiastic about hunting that no game live nearby anymore; so the inhabitants resort to telling hunting stories and... Read Full Overview

En la provincia de Tarasc n, en el sur de Francia, todo el mundo conoce las historias de Tartar n, el quijotesco y singular personaje que cuenta grandes haza as y viajes en frica y Asia. Que Tartar n nunca se haya alejado de su pueblo natal no parece ser un problema para l... Read Full Overview

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The burlesque adventures of Tartarin, a local hero of Tarascon, a small town in southern France, whose invented adventures and reputation as a swashbuckler finally force him to travel to a very prosaic Algiers in search of lions. Instead of finding... Read Full Overview

Tartar n es el tipo meridional hiperb lico y jactansioso, exagerado y embustero por exceso de fantas a, simp tico, generoso y bromista.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

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Tartarin, personnage haut en couleurs, na f et l g rement mythomane, se voit oblig de quitter sa ville de Tarascon natale pour partir la chasse au lion en Alg rie fran aise, ses risques et p rils... Le classique d'Alphonse Daudet empreint des accents riants du sud et ponctu... Read Full Overview

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In the first place you must know that everybody is shooting mad in these parts, from the greatest to the least. The chase is the local craze, and so it has ever been since the mythological times when the Tarasque, as the county dragon was called, flourished himself and his tail... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview