The Diary of a Chambermaid
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The Diary of a Chambermaid is an 1888 novel by French writer Octave Mirbeau that satirically chronicles a maid’s experiences serving in bourgeois households, exposing hypocrisy, cruelty, and class tensions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diary of a Chambermaid | 3 |
| The Diary of a Chambermaid canonical | 3 |
| Le Journal d’une femme de chambre | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Diary of a Chambermaid (1964 film)
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Diary of a Chambermaid (2015 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Octave Mirbeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois morality
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social hierarchy ⓘ |
| depicts |
French bourgeois society
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domestic service ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | print ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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satirical novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguageTitle | Le Journal d’une femme de chambre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | chambermaid ⓘ |
| hasStructure | diary entries ⓘ |
| hasSubject | servant–employer relationships ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century film adaptations ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Naturalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
psychological observation
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social satire ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Célestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
diary
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first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableDirectorOfAdaptation |
Benoît Jacquot
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Jean Renoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Buñuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Journal d’une femme de chambre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| setting | French bourgeois households ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-clericalism
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class tensions ⓘ cruelty and exploitation of servants ⓘ hypocrisy of the bourgeoisie ⓘ power relations between masters and servants ⓘ sexual hypocrisy ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | Octave Mirbeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Diary of a Chambermaid
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Diary of a Chambermaid
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Le Journal d’une femme de chambre
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Diary of a Chambermaid
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Le Journal d’une femme de chambre