"Bonaventure: A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana" by George Washington Cable is a story set in 19th-century Acadian Louisiana. The tale follows Bonaventure Deschamps, an orphan, and Zoséphine Gradnego from their childhood through the Civil War. The story begins in the beautiful Bayou Teche. Bonaventure, taken in by the Gradnego family, develops a strong connection with Zoséphine. Their childhood plays out amidst the era's changing times, filled with war and personal challenges. As the story moves forward, ideas of love, competition, and finding oneself become central themes, influencing the characters' life paths.
Bonaventure: A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana
By George Washington Cable
Amidst war and scenic bayous, an orphan and a young girl face love, rivalry, and self-discovery in old Louisiana.
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About the AuthorGeorge Washington Cable was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner.
George Washington Cable was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner.
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