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The Diary of a Chambermaid was written as a satire of Parisian society in the wake of the Dreyfus Affair. Octave Mirbeau brings a journalist''s analytical eye to Celestine''s adventures as she loses her innocence and becomes as corrupt and depraved as the men who exploited her. Since its publication in 1900 it has never ceased to shock and fascinate its readers and has been made into a film by Jean Renoir in 1946 and Luis Bunuel in 1964.

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      Publisher: Aspekt B.V., Uitgeverij
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 17/01/2022
      ISBN13: 9789464249743, 978-9464249743
      ISBN10: 9464249749
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      Book Synopsis
      The Diary of a Chambermaid was written as a satire of Parisian society in the wake of the Dreyfus Affair. Octave Mirbeau brings a journalist''s analytical eye to Celestine''s adventures as she loses her innocence and becomes as corrupt and depraved as the men who exploited her. Since its publication in 1900 it has never ceased to shock and fascinate its readers and has been made into a film by Jean Renoir in 1946 and Luis Bunuel in 1964.

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