by Octave Mirbeau · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402040022
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«Diario de una camarera» is the novel by Octave Mirbeau, published by Bruguera in paperback, with 377 pages in Spanish.
The novel follows Célestine, a Parisian chambermaid who arrives in Normandy to work as a maid in the Lanlaire family mansion. In her diary she records the monotony of her service, her memories and her reflections on the masters she has known; Mirbeau uses her gaze to draw a scathing critique of the bourgeoisie, showing its vices and flaws.
The novel was originally published in French as «Le Journal d'une femme de chambre» in 1900. This Spanish edition by Bruguera dates from 1974.
Recommended for readers of classic French fiction and stories with social critique from the perspective of a domestic servant.
Octave Henri Marie Mirbeau was a French novelist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, journalist and playwright, who achieved celebrity in Europe and great success among the public, whilst still appealing to the literary and artistic avant-garde with highly transgressive novels that explored violence, abuse and psychological detachment. His work has been translated into 30 languages.
