The book is currently out of stock
Le Calvaire
Authors
More about the book
The narrative follows Jean Mintie’s harrowing journey through late nineteenth-century French society, highlighting the oppressive nature of bourgeois life and the devastation of the Franco-Prussian war. It explores themes of moral decay, societal hypocrisy, and personal torment, presenting Mintie's life as a descent into Hell amidst a godless world. This autobiographical work, published in 1886, established the author as a prominent voice of discontent, setting the stage for his later critiques of the Establishment in subsequent works.
Book purchase
Le Calvaire, Octave Mirbeau
- Language
- Released
- 1997
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- Le Calvaire
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Octave Mirbeau
- Publisher
- DEDALUS LTD
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 223
- ISBN13
- 9780946626991
- Category
- Fiction, Poetry
- Description
- The narrative follows Jean Mintie’s harrowing journey through late nineteenth-century French society, highlighting the oppressive nature of bourgeois life and the devastation of the Franco-Prussian war. It explores themes of moral decay, societal hypocrisy, and personal torment, presenting Mintie's life as a descent into Hell amidst a godless world. This autobiographical work, published in 1886, established the author as a prominent voice of discontent, setting the stage for his later critiques of the Establishment in subsequent works.