The Torture Garden
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The Torture Garden is a controversial 1899 decadent novel by French writer Octave Mirbeau that blends political satire, philosophical reflection, and graphic depictions of cruelty to critique Western civilization and authoritarian power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decadent literature work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
comic adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Octave Mirbeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
erotic imagery
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philosophical dialogue ⓘ political discourse ⓘ satirical portraits of politicians ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Western civilization
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authoritarian regimes ⓘ bourgeois morality ⓘ colonial violence ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
controversial literature
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decadent literature ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
20th-century avant-garde literature
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surrealist writers ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aestheticization of pain
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death ⓘ power and domination ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Decadent movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | fin de siècle ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aesthetics of torture
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colonialism and imperialism ⓘ critique of Western civilization ⓘ critique of authoritarian power ⓘ hypocrisy of bourgeois society ⓘ violence and cruelty ⓘ |
| majorCharacter | Clara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCharacterRole | Clara is a sadistic courtesan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of political satire and eroticism
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controversial reception ⓘ graphic depictions of torture ⓘ philosophical reflections on cruelty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| protagonist | unnamed French narrator ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| publisher | Charpentier et Fasquelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
China
NERFINISHED
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a fictional torture garden ⓘ |
| titleInFrench | Le Jardin des supplices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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