Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre by Octave Mirbeau
"Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre" by Octave Mirbeau is a novel published in 1900. Through the diary of Célestine, a chambermaid, the work exposes the moral corruption and hypocrisy of the French bourgeoisie. Moving between households, she witnesses the dark secrets behind respectable facades and reveals the degrading conditions of domestic servants—modern slaves subjected to exploitation and humiliation. Her unflinching observations paint a scathing portrait of social inequality, where women servants
face particular vulnerability, and even the most lucid rebels risk becoming complicit in the system they despise. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mirbeau, Octave, 1848-1917 |
|---|---|
| Title | Le Journal d'une Femme de Chambre |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Chambermaid_(novel) Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Journal_d%27une_femme_de_chambre |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Erotic fiction |
| Subject | French fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 16820 |
| Release Date | Oct 7, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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