Monsieur Vénus by Rachilde

"Monsieur Vénus" by Rachilde is a novel written in 1884. French noblewoman Raoule de Vénérande seeks escape from the suffocating ennui of upper-class life through an unconventional relationship with Jacques Silvert, a poor florist. She transforms him through escalating manipulation, subverting gender roles and sexual morality in her pursuit of pleasure and identity. When jealousy and social transgression collide, the arrangement spirals toward a violent confrontation—and an unsettling conclusion that defies conventional mourning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Rachilde, 1860-1953
Title Monsieur Vénus
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_V%C3%A9nus Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_V%C3%A9nus
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Sex role -- Fiction
Subject Social classes -- Fiction
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Subject French fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 36528
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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