Le Jardin des supplices
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Le Jardin des supplices is a controversial fin-de-siècle novel by Octave Mirbeau that blends political satire, eroticism, and graphic depictions of torture to critique Western hypocrisy and colonial brutality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Jardin des supplices canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French novel
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decadent literature work ⓘ fin-de-siècle literature work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Octave Mirbeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Clara
NERFINISHED
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unnamed French narrator ⓘ |
| characterRole | Clara is an Englishwoman fascinated by torture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
European colonialism
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bourgeois morality ⓘ judicial and penal systems ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Fasquelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-colonial literature
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decadent fiction ⓘ erotic literature ⓘ political satire ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
opera adaptation
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theatrical adaptations ⓘ |
| influenced | later anti-colonial literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | decadent aesthetics ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
decadent movement
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symbolism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of Western hypocrisy
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critique of colonialism ⓘ death and corruption ⓘ eroticism and cruelty ⓘ political corruption ⓘ violence and torture ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| narrator | unnamed French journalist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of eroticism and violence
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controversial reception ⓘ graphic depictions of torture ⓘ |
| notableLocation | torture garden ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| part |
En Mission
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Frontispice ⓘ Le Jardin des supplices (section) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | fin de siècle ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| setting |
China
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ |
| structure | three-part novel ⓘ |
| tone |
erotic
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macabre ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.