Paul et Virginie
novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Paul et Virginie is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,076 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre[3]
- Genre: romantic fiction[4]
- Part of: Collection roman18 (MiMoText)[5]
- Commons category: Paul et Virginie[6]
- Language of work or name: French[7]
- Archives at: archives départementales de La Réunion[8]
- Country of origin: France[9]
- Publication date: 1787[10]
- Characters: Paul[11], Virginie[12], Madame de la Tour[13], Marguerite[14], Domingue[15], Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais[16], Mary[17]
- Has edition or translation: Paul et Virginie / Bernardin de Saint Pierre[18], Paul o Virginia[19]
- Narrative location: Mauritius Island[20], Europe[21], France[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Paul et Virginie[23]
- Main subject: nature[24], virtue[25], sensibility[26], exoticism[27], happiness[28], art[29], death[30], family[31], rural area[32], destiny[33], slavery[34]
- Work available at URL: https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/stpierre/paulvirg/paulvirg.html[35], https://github.com/MiMoText/roman18/blob/master/XML-TEI/files/Bernardin_Paul.xml[36], https://github.com/MiMoText/roman18/blob/master/plain/files/Bernardin_Paul.txt[37]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], New International Encyclopedia[39]
- Title: Paul et Virginie[40]
- Derivative work: Paul et Virginie (série télévisée)[41]
- Copyright status: public domain[42]
- Form of creative work: novel[43]
Why It Matters
Paul et Virginie has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]