and all the conflict and heartache that arose thereby. One such story was about Atala, a beautiful indian maiden, who had been converted by French missionaries to Christianity. Old Chactas adopted him as a son, and slowly reveals his hardships and adventures. In 1725, a Frenchman named René (Chateaubriand himself?), driven thither by his misfortunes in Europe, arrived at Louisiana. Amongst these natives, as the story goes, was a blind old patriarch named Chactas, revered for his wisdom and knowledge of the affairs of life, including many years spent learning the ways of Europeans. Atala, ou Les Amours de deux sauvages dans le désert (English: Atala, or The Loves of two Indian savages in the desert) is an early novella by French author François-René de Chateaubriand, first published on 12 germinal IX (2 April 1801). Chateaubriand spent many years exploring the area, and this early (somewhat autobiographical) novella was inspired by his years spent with various Indian tribes, (described in his Introduction-included after the story), primarily the Natchez. What were the lower Mississippi River, Gulf Coast regions, and Appalachians of North America like in the earliest colonial days? Full of untamed forests, wild animals, nuts, berries, and Indians. , listen for free online at the digital library site « Atala et René sont des épisodes détachés des Natchez. Atala - description and summary of the book.
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