Madame Chrysantheme — Complete

By Pierre Loti

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

A young Frenchman's idealized vision of love and marriage in Japan clashes with reality when he finds himself drawn to a woman he least expected.

Genres

Literature Travel & Geography Fiction

Released

2004-10-30

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Summary

"Madame Chrysantheme — Complete" by Pierre Loti is a late 1800s story inspired by the author's time with the navy in Japan, telling of a young Frenchman's journey into Japanese culture and love, especially through Madame Chrysantheme, his wife; the novel begins with the protagonist's ship nearing Japan, the protagonist dreams of marrying a small and beautiful Japanese woman, then the story shows colorful scenes of Nagasaki and our protagonist’s dreams of romance diminish with the busy port, and after deciding Mademoiselle Jasmin wasn't for him, his interest in Madam Chrysantheme marks his journey into finding romance in this new, unfamiliar, and different world.