Monsieur Venus
A Materialist Novel
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, French, European, Literary
| Author: | Rachilde | ISBN: | 9781603292559 |
| Publisher: | The Modern Language Association of America | Publication: | May 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The Modern Language Association of America | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rachilde |
| ISBN: | 9781603292559 |
| Publisher: | The Modern Language Association of America |
| Publication: | May 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The Modern Language Association of America |
| Language: | English |
When the rich and well-connected Raoule de Vénérande becomes enamored of Jacques Silvert, a poor young man who makes artificial flowers for a living, she turns him into her mistress and eventually into her wife. Raoule's suitor, a cigar-smoking former hussar officer, becomes an accomplice in the complications that ensue.
When the rich and well-connected Raoule de Vénérande becomes enamored of Jacques Silvert, a poor young man who makes artificial flowers for a living, she turns him into her mistress and eventually into her wife. Raoule's suitor, a cigar-smoking former hussar officer, becomes an accomplice in the complications that ensue.
