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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, <i>La Bâtarde</i> 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, <i>La Bâtarde</i> 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
- €12.49
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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
- France, Erotica, LGBTQ+, French Literature
- Description
- An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, <i>La Bâtarde</i> 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, <i>La Bâtarde</i> 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.