# Lettres persanes, tome I

By Charles de Secondat Montesquieu, baron de.

"Lettres persanes, tome I" by baron de Charles de Secondat Montesquieu is an epistolary novel published in 1721. Two Persian travelers, Usbek and Rica, journey to Paris and exchange letters with friends back home during their nine-year stay abroad. Through their seemingly naive observations, they critique eighteenth-century French society and politics. Meanwhile, Usbek's harem in Ispahan descends into chaos as rebellion brews among his wives and eunuchs, leading to a dramatic and tragic conclusion. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Annotator: André Lefèvre
- Subjects: Epistolary fiction; Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755; East and West -- Fiction; Iranians -- Europe -- Fiction; Europe -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction

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