by Michel Peyramaure · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253138402
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«Le Beau monde» is the novel by Michel Peyramaure, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (376 pages, in French).
The novel tells the story of Anna Labrousse, a sixteen-year-old girl who leaves her native region, Corrèze, to go into service in Paris at the end of the nineteenth century. The protagonist's gaze makes it possible to portray a changing society, with its contrasts between the working classes and the upper bourgeoisie, while Anna tries to carve out her own path in the city.
The subtitle of the work, «Histoire d'Anna Labrousse, servante», forms part of the complete title.
Michel Peyramaure was a French writer. He received the 1979 Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL.
