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Recently made into a film starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pete
Doherty and Lily Cole, this French novel of love and betrayal is
now available in a new English translation for the first time in
over a hundred years. Inspired by his scandalous real-life affair
with the flamboyant woman who called herself George Sand, Alfred de
Musset's Confession is a searingly honest, passionate account of a
young man's rite of passage. It tells the story of Octave,
desperate to be more than an 'average man', who searches for
happiness first as a debauched libertine, until his mistress Elise
is unfaithful, and then in an austere life in the countryside,
where he falls in love with the selfless Brigitte. But as he
becomes consumed by insane jealousy and convinced that Brigitte
will betray him, Octave brings about his own destruction. A vivid,
opulent portrayal of obsession and despair, this is also a
philosophical portrait of a man and his times, expressing the
failed idealism of the Romantic generation of the early nineteenth
century. David Coward's vibrant translation is accompanied by an
introduction discussing de Musset's affair with Sand and his work's
place in the confessional genre. This edition contains a
chronology, notes and further reading.
Gamiani, or Two Passionate Nights (1833) is a novel by Alfred de
Musset. Published anonymously to widespread controversy and
commercial success, de Musset's lesbian erotic novel was inspired
by his own heated affair with George Sand, a French novelist who
pursued relationships with men and women throughout her life.
Attending a dance at the opulent home of the Countess Gamiani,
Alcide hears a rumor about his hostess' sexual appetites.
Intrigued, he remains behind after the guests have left, hoping to
join her for a romantic tryst: "I made up my mind to watch her that
night, to conceal myself somewhere in her bedroom. The glass door
of her dressing room faced the bed. I knew that. I realised at once
the advantage of that spot; and hiding between dresses hung up, so
that I could see unseen, I resolved to patiently await the orgy."
Finding her in bed with a young woman named Fanny, Alcide soon
makes his presence known. Between scenes of intense passion, the
women share stories of sexual escapades between men, women,
priests, nuns, and animals. Gamiani, or Two Passionate Nights is a
masterpiece of erotic fiction that remains an object of interest to
scholars of queer representation in the history of art. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Alfred de Musset's Gamiani, or Two Passionate
Nights is a classic work of erotic literature reimagined for modern
readers.
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