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Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife (1870) is a novel by Adolphe Belot.
Written at the height of his career as a popular playwright, the
novel proved immensely popular and caused a stir with its depiction
of homosexuality. Recognized today as an important work of French
literature and in the history of sexuality, Mademoiselle Giraud, My
Wife is a highly original, frequently funny, and ultimately tragic
work of fiction from an underappreciated writer of nineteenth
century France. Having forged a life of success and financial
security for himself as a businessman, Adrien returns to Paris to
find a wife. Singularly obsessed with tying his fate to a
respectable woman, he finds himself struggling to remain realistic
in his standards. Just when he thinks he will remain a bachelor for
the rest of his days, Adrien meets the beautiful Paule Giraud, a
friend of the influential Countess Berthe de Blangy. After a brief
courtship, he marries Giraud only to find himself rejected in the
bedroom. As he succumbs to jealousy and suspicion, Adrien becomes
abusive and petulant, eventually leaving his wife in Paris for the
city of Nice. There, he meets the Count de Blangy, who reveals to
the unsuspecting husband the secret of his wife's sexual habits:
for years, she has engaged in a lesbian affair with her friend
Berthe. Enraged and dumbfounded, Adrien hatches a plan with the
Count to separate their wives and punish them for their sexual
deviancy. Tragic and scandalous, Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife was a
bestselling story of homosexuality told from the point of view of
an author who clearly possessed his society's reprehensibly
oppressive views on sex and gender. Regardless, Belot's novel
remains an important landmark in the historical representation of
homosexuality in literature. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Adolphe Belot's
Mademoiselle Giraud, My Wife is a classic work of French literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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Parisian Frolics (Paperback)
Locus Elm Press; Translated by Alfred Richard Allinson; Adolphe Belot
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ A Tragedy Indeed: A Novel, Volume 1; A Tragedy Indeed: A
Novel; Adolphe Belot Adolphe Belot Remington and Co., 1878
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Mademoiselle Giraud: My Wife Adolphe Belot, emile Zola A. D.
Laird & Lee, 1892 Fiction; Lesbian; Fiction / Lesbian; Social
Science / Gay Studies
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