Ramuntcho

About “Ramuntcho”

Ramuntcho (1897) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It is a love and adventure story centered on contraband runners in the Basque region of France. The story explores themes of love, loss, and faith. It was one of Loti's most popular works, with four French film adaptations. The novel was first published in five parts, from December 15, 1896, to February 15, 1897, in the Revue de Paris. It was later published in two parts by Calmann-Lévy on March 10, 1897. A dramatized version was staged in Paris in 1910, with music by Gabriel Pierné. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)