Marthe: The Story of a Whore by Joris-Karl Huysmans

Marthe: The Story of a Whore

Joris-Karl Huysmans with Brendan King (Translator)

149 pages first pub 1876 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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One of the first French novels to tackle the subject of prostitution, this story centres on would-be actress Marthe who lives in one of the lowest dives in Paris and her ultimately doomed relationship with Leo, a romantic searching for something t...

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