The Woman and the Puppet
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The Woman and the Puppet is a 1898 novel by Pierre Louÿs that tells a provocative tale of obsessive desire and manipulation between a Spanish woman and the man infatuated with her.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Pierre Louÿs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier literary and folkloric traditions about fatal women ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic literature
ⓘ
novel of passion ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
La Femme et le Pantin (1928 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Femme et le Pantin (1959 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ That Obscure Object of Desire (1977 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | femme fatale ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | Concha Pérez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
symbolism of puppetry and control
ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasMaleProtagonist | Don Mateo Díaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion | limits of desire and control in love ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional cruelty
ⓘ
masochistic desire ⓘ sexual jealousy ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Woman and the Puppet (English translation title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWork | That Obscure Object of Desire (1977 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | fin de siècle literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Concha Pérez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Mateo Díaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on European cinema
ⓘ
portrayal of erotic power struggle ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Femme et le Pantin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| publisher | Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
manipulation
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obsessive desire ⓘ power dynamics in relationships ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
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