by Pierre Louÿs · J'ai Lu · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782277300403
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«La Femme et le Pantin» is the novel by Pierre Louÿs, published by J'ai Lu in paperback (97 pages, in French).
At the 1896 Seville carnival, André Stévenol, a young Frenchman in search of adventure, is fascinated by the enigmatic Concha Pérez. Don Mateo, who has already suffered her wiles, recounts his stormy relationship with her and advises him to flee. Louÿs thus traces a story of obsessive desire, manipulation and jealousy.
The novel, originally published in 1898, draws on Bizet's Carmen and Casanova's Memoirs.
For readers of French classics who appreciate stories of passion, desire and eroticism.
Pierre-Félix Louÿs was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. He is known as a writer who sought to "express pagan sensuality with stylistic perfection". He was made first a Chevalier and then an Officer of the Légion d'honneur for his contributions to French literature.
