Tartarin of Tarascon

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Tartarin of Tarascon Tartarin of Tarascon

Author: Alphonse Daudet

Category: Literature

Published: 1999

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Tartarin of Tarascon is a tale of the adventures of Tartarin, a local hero of Tarascon, a small town in southern France. Tartarin is a braggart and liar, inventing adventures and gaining a reputation as a swashbuckler. To live up to his reputation, he must travel to Algiers to face the lions. But Algiers is not the oriental land of fable, and there are no lions left to hunt.