Monsieur Vénus by Rachilde
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"Monsieur Vénus" by Rachilde is a novel written in 1884. French noblewoman Raoule de Vénérande seeks escape from the suffocating ennui of upper-class life through an unconventional relationship with Jacques Silvert, a poor florist. She transforms him through escalating manipulation, subverting gender roles and sexual morality in her pursuit of pleasure and identity. When jealousy and social transgression collide, the arrangement spirals toward a violent confrontation—and an unsettling conclusion that defies conventional
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About this eBook
| Author | Rachilde, 1860-1953 |
|---|---|
| Title | Monsieur Vénus |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_V%C3%A9nus |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_V%C3%A9nus |
| Credits |
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Sex role -- Fiction |
| Subject | Social classes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 36528 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-36528-2 |
| Release Date | Jun 26, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1106 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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