Tartarin de Tarascon is a 1872 novel, by the French author Alphonse Daudet. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Alphonse Daudet (May 13, 1840 - December 17, 1897) was a French novelist. ...

It tells the burlesque adventures of Tartarin, a local hero of Tarascon, whose invented adventures and reputation as a swashbuckler finally force him to travel to a very prosaic Algiers in search of lions. Instead of finding a romantic, mysterious Oriental fantasy land, he finds a sordid world suspended between Europe and the Middle East. And worst of all, there are no lions left. Tarascon Castle from front. ...

The book was followed by two sequels: Tartarin sur les Alpes (1885) and Port-Tarascon (1890). 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Since 1985, a small museum in the city of Tarascon is dedicated to the fictional character Tartarin. A festival is held in Tarascon every year on the last Sunday of June to remember Tartarin and the Tarasque. Tarascon Castle from front. ... SHOES SUCKS! ...

Movies based on this novel, and with the same title, were released in 1908, 1934, and 1962. The 1962 film was directed by Francis Blanche, and starred Alfred Adam, Jacqueline Maillan, Bourvil, Robert Porte. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bourvil (July 27, 1917 - September 23, 1970), né André Bourvil, was a French actor best known for his roles in comedy most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille (1966). ...

External links

• Free eBook of Tartarin de Tarascon at Project Gutenberg
• Tartarin de Tarascon (1962) at the Internet Movie Database