Roti

Japanese: ロティ

French author. His real name was Julien Viaud. As a naval officer, he visited many countries in Africa and the Orient, and also called at Japan three times. He wrote colorful, exotic novels based on what he saw and learned. His debut novels were Ajadée (1879) and Miss Chrysanthemum (1887). His other novels were The Fisherman of the Ice Island and Ramuncho, which were based on his research in Brittany and the Basque Country.
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Japanese:

フランスの作家。本名Julien Viaud。海軍士官としてアフリカ，東洋などの諸国を歴訪，日本へも３度寄港している。その見聞をもとに色彩豊かな異国情緒（エグゾティシズム）のあふれる小説を書く。処女作《アジャデ》（1879年），《お菊さん》（1887年）など。ほかにブルターニュ，バスク地方に取材した《氷島の漁夫》《ラムンチョ》。
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