Bibliograph

Twenty-one days of a neurasthenic, a novel, Octave Mirbeau ; translated from the French by Justin Vicari

Type

Label

Twenty-one days of a neurasthenic, a novel, Octave Mirbeau ; translated from the French by Justin Vicari

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Twenty-one days of a neurasthenic

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

868648456

Responsibility statement

Octave Mirbeau ; translated from the French by Justin Vicari

Series statement

French literature series

Sub title

a novel

Summary

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

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21 jours d'un neurasthénique21 days of a neurasthenic

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