La tasse de saxe by Jacques Bainville
"La tasse de saxe" by Jacques Bainville is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a beautifully crafted Saxon porcelain cup, chronicling its journey as it passes through the hands of various individuals over time, each connected to historical events and personal dramas. As the cup transitions from one owner to another, it becomes a silent witness to love, loss, and the fragility of human relationships.The opening of the book introduces the elegant Saxon cup through a series of anecdotes that describe its previous owners and the circumstances that led to its degradation. We learn about a queen’s anger that results in the shattering of a cup, and various tales of nobility contrast with the more tumultuous events of revolution and personal betrayal. The cup's journey reflects its symbolic significance, representing themes of memory and the transient nature of material possessions as it eventually ends up discarded, reflecting on the human experiences it has silently observed. The narrative is rich with historical context and explores the intersection of personal fate with broader societal events, setting the tone for an intriguing exploration of how objects can carry the weight of history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Bainville, Jacques, 1879-1936 |
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| Title | La tasse de saxe |
| Original Publication | Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1928. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | La tasse de saxe -- Polioute -- La coutume des Samnites -- Croquemitaine -- Symmaque -- Le collier de Rhéa -- Les perplexités de Nannénus -- Kab l'architecte -- Le mariage autrichien -- Le salon d'Aliénor. |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Polona digital library) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Short stories, French |
| Subject | French fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 74628 |
| Release Date | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 106 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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