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Octave Mirbeau A chambermaid's diary
a novel
The Diary of a Chambermaid was written as a satire of Parisian society in the wake of the Drey-fus Affair. Octave Mirbeau brings a journalist's analytical eye to Celestine's adventures as she loses her innocence and becomes as corrupt and depraved as the men who exploited her. Since its publication in 1900 it has never ceased to shock and fascinate its readers and has been made into a film by Jean Renoir in 1946 and Luis Bunuel in 1964. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Engels | 438 pagina's (PDF, 1,2 MB) | Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
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Octave Mirbeau Calvary
a novel
Years and years have passed. Everything that I loved is now dead. Everything that I knew has taken on a new appearance. The church has been rebuilt. It now has an embellished doorway, arched windows, fancy gutter-spouts representing flaming mouths of demons; its new brick belf-ry laughs gaily into the blue; in place of the old house there now rises an elaborate Swiss cottage built by the new proprietor who, in the enclosure, has increased the number of colored glass balls, small cascades and plaster...
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Engels | 304 pagina's (PDF, 0,9 MB) | Uitgeverij Aspekt, Soesterberg | 2022
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Octave Mirbeau