Diary of a Chambermaid - Softcover

Octave Mirbeau

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061237256 ISBN 13: 9780061237256

Publisher: HarperPerennial, 2007

Synopsis

"I am no saint; I have known many men, and I know, by experience, all the madness, all the vileness, of which they are capable. But a man like Monsiuer?" –– from THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID

The famous anarchist and art critic Octave Mirbeau (1848–1917) inspired not one but two films (from Jean Renoir and Louis Bunuel) with his often forgotten classic THE DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID. Telling the scandalous story of Celestine R., a fisherman's daughter with a taste for men, Mirbeau reveals that "when one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people's souls give off such a pungent smell of decay."

The Naughty French Novel Series is comprised of great poets and writers of the past who, as the French are wont to do, tried their hand at erotic fiction and in turn created classics in the genre. Series editor John Baxter, the author of WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS, will contribute an introductory essay to each book, detaiing the lives of the authors, the social mores of the times, and the publication histories of each book.

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Review:

'Passionate, calculating, only sometimes honourable but always honest, Celestine is one of the great female characters in literature.' --Rhoda Koenig in The Sunday Times

Synopsis:

The "Naughty French Novel Series" is comprised of great poets and writers of the past who tried their hand at erotic fiction and in turn created classics in the genre. Series editor John Baxter, the author of "We'll Always Have Paris", will contribute an introductory essay to each volume, detailing the lives of the authors, the social mores of the times, and the publication histories of each book.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperPerennial
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061237256
• ISBN 13: 9780061237256
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416