With the aim of encouraging a critical rereading of Mirbeau's most durable works, this study examines his problematic status as a producer of fictions, his use of humour and cruelty, and his treatment of social class and biological diversity, making detailed reference to four books written in the second half of his career: Le Jardin des supplices, Le Journal d'une femme de chambre, Les 21 Jours d'un neurasth�nique and La 628-E8
| ISBN: | 9780719085901 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2012 |
| Author: | Christopher Lloyd |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 132 pages |
| Series: | Durham Modern Languages Series |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Biography: writers Literature: history and criticism |