IDENTITY
Les Rois en exil
Literature
Work Summary
Les Rois en exil by Alphonse Daudet is a novel about a deposed royal family living in exile in Paris after losing its throne. Through their attempts to preserve monarchical identity amid modern urban society, the novel examines political displacement, loyalty, decline, social performance and the tension between inherited status and changed circumstances.
Evidence Summary
Van Gogh says he thought it rather beautiful.
Direct stated reaction to the novel.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Alphonse Daudet
Work
Les Rois en exil
Years / Period
22 Oct 1882
Van Gogh Relation
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EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
I read Daudet’s Les rois en exil
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
22 Oct 1882 — Letter 274
Read
I read Daudet’s Les rois en exil
Response: Van Gogh says he thought it rather beautiful.
Connection: Direct stated reaction to the novel.
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