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An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La Bâtarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women. When first published, La Bâtarde was compared to the work of Jean Genet for the frank depiction of sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoirlike that of Henry Miller or Charles Bukowski, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.
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De bastaard, Violette Leduc, Thérèse Cornips, Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand Beauvoir
- Language
- Released
- 1971
- Binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Damaged
- Price
- €10.84
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- Title
- De bastaard
- Language
- Dutch
- Publisher
- De Bezige Bij
- Released
- 1971
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 519
- ISBN10
- 9023421248
- ISBN13
- 9789023421245
- Series
- Tags
- Love, France, LGBTQ+, Society, French Literature
- Original title
- La bâtarde
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La Bâtarde relates Violette Leduc's long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women. When first published, La Bâtarde was compared to the work of Jean Genet for the frank depiction of sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoirlike that of Henry Miller or Charles Bukowski, Leduc's brilliant writing style and attention to language transform this autobiography into a work of art.