{"title":"Aurélien Scholl","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"le-journal-d-une-femme-de-chambre","title":"Le Journal d’une femme de chambre.","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMIRBEAU Octave. Le Journal d'une femme de chambre.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eParis, Bibliothèque Charpentier,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/span\u003e1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn-8 (185 x 127 mm): [6] ff., 519 pp., [3] ff. First cover preserved. Half chocolate-brown morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt author, title, and date, gilt top edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003efine Association copy, with the author’s inscription to Aurélien Scholl\u003c\/strong\u003e, novelist and journalist (1833–1902), known for his biting critiques, which earned him numerous duels, as well as for his caustic humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlso included is an \u003cstrong\u003eALS by Aurélien Scholl to Octave Mirbeau, in which Scholl apologizes for his less-than-flattering review of the novel:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"24 juin, mon cher confrère, vous avez raison me gronder. Où Diable avais-je la tête quand j'ai laissé couler cette formule banale \"sans méchanceté et sans fâcher personne ?\" j'ai cédé au désir D'épargner les blessés. J'aurais dû [...] plus justice à votre livre en le qualifiant de cruel. Vous faites parler la conscience de vos personnages afin de souligner le mot de Beaumarchais : \"il y a de ces choses qu'on peut se dire à soi-même\".\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEn tout cas, vous écrivez une belle et forte langue, et votre ouvrage est d'un haut intérêt.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecevez l'assurance de ma sincère sympathie accompagnée d'une légitime admiration.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMirbeau, one of the first Goncourt Academicians (1900–1917), was a protégé of Gambetta and a close associate of François Deloncle.\u003c\/strong\u003e Destined for a political and diplomatic career, he chose the path of anarchism, traveling across France and engaging in physical confrontations when silenced. He became known as a fervent polemicist and a fierce humorist. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLe Journal d'une femme de chambre\u003c\/em\u003e was no exception to his biting critiques (Mollier). \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"This book by Mirbeau is a harsh indictment of the ills of modern society. It blends satire of family mores with a rather murky sensuality. At times, the satire fades, and the 'journal' ultimately transforms into a mere scandalous chronicle.\"\u003c\/em\u003e (Laffont-Bompiani).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFoxing on the preserved cover and yellowed paper, as is common.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMollier, Jean-François Nivet et Pierre Michel : \u003cem\u003eOctave Mirbeau, l'imprécateur au coeur fidèle\u003c\/em\u003e, 1990. Dans : \u003cem\u003e1848. Révolutions et mutations au XIXe siècle, n°8\u003c\/em\u003e, 1992, 143-145 ; Laffont-Bompiani, \u003cem\u003eDictionnaire des Oeuvres\u003c\/em\u003e, III, 854.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756820455749,"sku":"0065","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/2-image00019.jpg?v=1733147683"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.librairie-alexisnoque.fr\/en\/collections\/provenance-aurelien-scholl.oembed","provider":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","version":"1.0","type":"link"}