Mirbeau's Fictions

Mirbeau's FictionsAuthor: Christopher Lloyd ISBN: 9780719085901 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 02 Jul 2012 Pages: 132 Format: Paperback softback With the aim of encouraging a critical rereading of Mirbeau's most durable works, this study examines his problematic status as a producer of fictions, his use of humour and cruelty, and his treatment of social class and biological diversity, making detailed reference to four books written in the

including plays

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teachers and students who wish to understand the experience of Jewish Europeans in this period

Juxtaposing literary and non-literary representations of same-sex erotic desire

In stimulating new readings of E

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of a near monopoly of public space enjoyed by Protestants and unionists

and looks at how far women have come in a century which

and marked the beginning of a whirlwind that stretched decades

a heartwarming story of renewal and friendship