The Lesbian Body (French: Le Corps Lesbien) is a 1973 novel by Monique Wittig. It was translated into English in 1975.[1]
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Author | Monique Wittig |
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Original title | Le Corps Lesbien |
Language | French |
Genre | Feminist, Philosophical novel |
Publisher | Les Éditions de Minuit |
Publication date | 1973 |
Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1975 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 188 (first edition) |
OCLC | 463238535 |
Preceded by | The Opoponax |
Followed by | Brouillon pour un dictionnaire des amantes |
Plot
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According to Wittig's The New York Times obituary, "lesbian lovers literally invade each other's bodies as an act of love."[1]
Literary significance and criticism
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Wittig said "When I came upon the title, Corps Lesbien, the association of these two words made me laugh. It was absurdly sarcastic."[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Douglas, Martin (12 January 2003). "Monique Wittig, 67, Feminist Writer, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ Silberman, Seth Clark (2007). "'I Have Access to Your Glottis': The Fleshy Syntax, Ethical Irony, and Queer Intimacy of Monique Wittig's Le corps lesbien". GLQ. 13 (3): 467–487. doi:10.1215/10642684-2007-003. S2CID 145096792.