Le jardin des supplices by Octave Mirbeau
"Le jardin des supplices" by Octave Mirbeau is a novel published in 1899. This provocative work follows a French political operative sent on a dubious mission to Ceylon, where he encounters the enigmatic Clara, an English woman who guides him through a Chinese torture garden. Through disturbing descriptions and dark humor, the novel explores violence, colonialism, and what Mirbeau calls the universal "law of murder" that underlies all societies. Its deliberately ambiguous
tone challenges readers to question civilization, morality, and the boundaries between beauty and horror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mirbeau, Octave, 1848-1917 |
|---|---|
| Title | Le jardin des supplices |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Torture_Garden Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Jardin_des_supplices |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Torture -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57775 |
| Release Date | Aug 26, 2018 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 14, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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