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What a life !!!,
By TK (France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Germinie Lacerteux (Hardcover)
At first glance, Germinie Lacerteux is about a middle-age poor maid who lives a miserable life. If it stopped there, it wouldn't be the classic it is. It's not a classic in the strictest sense of the word - it's not just about an unfulfilled love, or the ambitions of the poor, etc. What's so spectacular is the way the Goncourts utilize language to paint Germinie's portrait. Sometimes ridiculous, other times excrutiatingly painful - these are the descriptions of Germinie that we get. There's not the common physical descriptions or superficial personal qualities of a woman. It's a psychological adventure. I am still amazed at how the Goncourts wrote this - without having actually lived Germinie's life. Incredible imagination, I guess. Anyways, if you would like to explore the darker, more profound side of French literature, try this one. It's quite impressive.
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