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Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville (Book Analysis)

Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280627973632EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's plot, characters and main themes, including the importance of scientific progress and the impact of social and political upheaval on the history of humanity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 32-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Patrick Deville Presentation of Plague and Cholera Summary of Plague and Cholera Character study Alexandre Yersin A crowd of secondary characters Analysis of Plague and Cholera Caught by history Views on the world A taste for exploring and running wild A genre-defying novel About Plague and Cholera Plague and Cholera was published in 2012. It tells the story of Alexandre Yersin, a  sailor, explorer, cartographer, mechanic, architect, photographer, plantation owner and scientific genius. He possessed encyclopedic knowledge on a vast range of subjects and was part of Louis Pasteur's first team which discovered the bacteria responsible for the plague and created the vaccine against it. Through Yersin's story, which unfolds against a backdrop of major historical events, Deville explores the progress and problems of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and pays tribute to the extraordinary men who contributed to humanity's advancement. About Patrick Deville Patrick Deville is a French writer. He was born in 1957, and has spent significant periods of time in the Middle East, Africa and Central America, which has had a noticeable influence on his writing. As well as writing, he has organised many literary events, and created and managed the French writers' and translator's magazine Meet. His 2011 book Kampuchea was chosen as the best French novel of the year by the editors of the magazine Lire.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's plot, characters and main themes, including the importance of scientific progress and the impact of social and political upheaval on the history of humanity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 32-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Patrick Deville Presentation of Plague and Cholera Summary of Plague and Cholera Character study Alexandre Yersin A crowd of secondary characters Analysis of Plague and Cholera Caught by history Views on the world A taste for exploring and running wild A genre-defying novel About Plague and Cholera Plague and Cholera was published in 2012. It tells the story of Alexandre Yersin, a  sailor, explorer, cartographer, mechanic, architect, photographer, plantation owner and scientific genius. He possessed encyclopedic knowledge on a vast range of subjects and was part of Louis Pasteur's first team which discovered the bacteria responsible for the plague and created the vaccine against it. Through Yersin's story, which unfolds against a backdrop of major historical events, Deville explores the progress and problems of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and pays tribute to the extraordinary men who contributed to humanity's advancement. About Patrick Deville Patrick Deville is a French writer. He was born in 1957, and has spent significant periods of time in the Middle East, Africa and Central America, which has had a noticeable influence on his writing. As well as writing, he has organised many literary events, and created and managed the French writers' and translator's magazine Meet. His 2011 book Kampuchea was chosen as the best French novel of the year by the editors of the magazine Lire.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel's plot, characters and main themes, including the importance of scientific progress and the impact of social and political upheaval on the history of humanity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including the importance of scientific progress and the impact of social and political upheaval on the history of humanity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 32-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Patrick Deville
  • Presentation of Plague and Cholera
  • Summary of Plague and Cholera
  • Character study
    • Alexandre Yersin
    • A crowd of secondary characters
  • Analysis of Plague and Cholera
    • Caught by history
    • Views on the world
    • A taste for exploring and running wild
    • A genre-defying novel

About Plague and Cholera

Plague and Cholera was published in 2012. It tells the story of Alexandre Yersin, a  sailor, explorer, cartographer, mechanic, architect, photographer, plantation owner and scientific genius. He possessed encyclopedic knowledge on a vast range of subjects and was part of Louis Pasteur’s first team which discovered the bacteria responsible for the plague and created the vaccine against it. Through Yersin’s story, which unfolds against a backdrop of major historical events, Deville explores the progress and problems of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and pays tribute to the extraordinary men who contributed to humanity’s advancement.

About Patrick Deville

Patrick Deville is a French writer. He was born in 1957, and has spent significant periods of time in the Middle East, Africa and Central America, which has had a noticeable influence on his writing. As well as writing, he has organised many literary events, and created and managed the French writers’ and translator’s magazine Meet. His 2011 book Kampuchea was chosen as the best French novel of the year by the editors of the magazine Lire.

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