Octave Mirbeau, author of The Torture Garden and Diary of a Chambermaid, wrote this scathing novel on the cusp of the twentieth century. Driven mad by modern life, Georges Vasseur leaves for a rest cure, where he encounters corrupt politicians, amnesiac coquettes, cheerfully sadistic killers, imperialist generals, and quack psychiatrists. Hypocrites are eternal, and not much has changed since Mirbeau wrote this acid portrait of his era.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1628970308
ISBN13:9781628970302
Release Date:September 2015
Publisher:Dalkey Archive Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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