by Jean de Léry · FLAMMARION · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782081386280
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«Le Nouveau Monde» is the travel account by Jean de Léry, published by Flammarion in paperback (128 pages, in French).
Jean de Léry sets sail from Europe for Brazil in 1556 and, after a three-month crossing, recounts his wonder at an unknown territory: exuberant nature, strange animals, and peoples who, despite their cannibalistic rituals, welcome travelers with hospitality. The text, which brings together extracts from his original chronicle, offers an encounter between cultures and a humanist reflection on difference.
Jean de Léry's chronicle was originally published in 1578; this edition belongs to the Étonnants Classiques collection from Flammarion.
French school edition for the 5e level, focused on the theme of travel and adventure.
Jean de Léry (1534/1536–1613) was an explorer, writer, and Reformed pastor born in Lamargelle, Côte-d'Or, France. Scholars disagree about whether he was a member of the lesser nobility or merely a shoemaker. Either way, he was not a public figure prior to accompanying a small group of fellow Protestants to their new colony on an island in the Bay of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 1557 to 1558. There he produced the first known transcriptions of native American music: two chants of the Tupinambá, near Rio de Janeiro. The colony, France Antarctique was founded by the Chevalier de Villegaignon, with promises of religious freedom, but on arrival, the Chevalier contested the Protestants' beliefs and persecuted them. After eight months, the Protestants left their colony and survived for a short time on the mainland, living amongst the Tupinambá Indians. These events were the basis of de Lery's book, History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil (1578). Exhausted and starving, they then returned to France aboard a pirate ship.
