Mademoiselle Giraud, Ma Femme
Adolphe Belot
‘The sensational Mademoiselle Giraud, my Wife (originally published in 1870 with a preface by Zola) tells of the suffering of a naive young man whose new bride will not agree to consummate the marriage. Eventually he learns from an acquaintance, to his amazement, that their wives are lovers. In the pitched battle between husband and wife, the sexes are evenly matched until the end. Typically the husband drowns this monstrous creature (other woman) during an ostensible seaside rescue.
Christopher Rivers argues in his introduction that the protagonist’s homophobic attitude toward lesbianism is ironically linked to his intimate homosocial bonds with men. This example of commercial fiction, Rivers argues, reveals tensions in nineteenth-century French society not apparent in canonical works of high culture.’
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| ISBN | 9780873527989 |
| Genre | Literary Collections; Fiction |
| Copyright Date | 1870 |
| Publication Date | 01-Jan-03 |
| Publisher | Modern Language Association of America |
| Editor | Christopher Rivers |
| Format | Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 209 |
| Notes | Published in 1870, this novel has been republished multiple times. |
| LoC Classification | PQ2193.B7 .M3 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Editor | Christopher Rivers |
| Subject | Literary Collections |
| BookID | 7948 |
