About this title: The 1933 killing by the Papin sisters of their mistress and her daughter was an act of unexampled violence by women against women, whose repercussions have been felt in French culture ever since. It received wide journalistic coverage at the time, and subsequently prominent literary figures such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Genet have dealt with the case, which has also formed the basis of a stage play (by Wendy Kesselmann) and films by Nico Papatakis, Nancy Meckler and Claude Chabrol. The case casts fascinating light on French provincial life between the wars, the role of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 10/18/2001
ISBN-13:9780198160113ISBN:0198160119
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780198160113ISBN:0198160119
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 216x138 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (144) france's 'murder of the century' remains also the most violent non-war crime by women against women on record. the papin sisters' killing and mutilation of their mistresses in 1933 has provoked reproduction and speculation ever since, by such prominent cultural figures as simone de beauvoir, jacques lacan, and claude chabrol. this book offers an overview of these reproductions and draws some ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2001-10-18
ISBN-13:9780198160106ISBN:0198160100
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2001-10-18
ISBN-13:9780198160106ISBN:0198160100
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780198160106ISBN:0198160100
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 216x138 mm. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (142) france's 'murder of the century' remains also the most violent non-war crime by women against women on record. the papin sisters' killing and mutilation of their mistresses in 1933 has provoked reproduction and speculation ever since, by such prominent cultural figures as simone de beauvoir, jacques lacan, and claude chabrol. this book offers an overview of these reproductions and draws some ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780198160113ISBN:0198160119
Description: New. France's "murder of the century" remains also the most violent non-war crime by women against women on record. The Papin sisters' killing and mutilation of their mistresses in 1933 has provoked reproduction and speculation ever since, by such promine... read more
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