Monsieur Venus by Rachilde

Monsieur Venus by Rachilde

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Summary

In this key text from the French decadent movement, an aristocratic young woman becomes enamoured of a young man who makes artificial flowers for a living.

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Monsieur Venus by Rachilde

In this key text from the French decadent movement, an aristocratic young woman becomes enamoured of a young man who makes artificial flowers for a living.
“The novel may still outrage some readers, but it has become a key text for students of fin de siècle literature, women writers, and gender studies” - English Showalter
Liz Constable teaches French at the University of California, Davis. Dennis Denisoff teaches English at the University of Waterloo. Matthew Potolsky teaches literature at Harvard University.
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ISBN 13 9780873529303
ISBN 10 0873529308
Title Monsieur Venus
Author Rachilde
Series Mla Texts And Translations
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Modern Language Association of America
Year published 2004-10-30
Number of pages 211
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.