Atala

About “Atala”

Atala, ou Les Amours de deux sauvages dans le désert is a novella by French author François-René de Chateaubriand, first published on 12 germinal IX. The story is told through the perspective of Chactas, a 73-year-old hero whose tale is passed down through the Seminoles. The work was influenced by Chateaubriand's travels in North America and reflects the Romantic and exotic trends of the 18th century. It was published in five editions within its first year and was frequently adapted for the stage and translated into multiple languages. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)