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| Author | Georges Bernanos |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nouvelle histoire de Mouchette |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Plon |
Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1966 |
| Pages | 223 |
Mouchette (French: Nouvelle histoire de Mouchette) is a 1937 novel by the French writer Georges Bernanos. It tells the story of a 14-year-old peasant girl who is raped and has a number of humiliating encounters. The novel's theme of misery was inspired by Bernanos' experiences from the Spanish Civil War.[1] The book was published in English in 1966, translated by J.C. Whitehouse.[2]
- ^ Curran, Beth Kathryn (2006). "The Heroine's Redemption in Bernanos' Nouvelle histoire de Mouchette". Touching God: The Novels of Georges Bernanos in the Films of Robert Bresson. New York City: P. Lang. p. 65. ISBN 0-8204-7826-1.
- ^ Mouchette. OCLC 914201. Retrieved 2016-01-23 – via WorldCat.