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Rachilde

Born

in Périgueux, Périgord, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

February 11, 1860

Died

April 04, 1953

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Rachilde was the nom de plume of Marguerite Vallette-Eymery, a French author who was born February 11, 1860 in Périgueux, Périgord, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France during the Second French Empire and died in April 4, 1953.
She is considered to be a pioneer of anti-realistic drama and a participant in the Decadent movement.
Rachilde was married to Alfred Vallette.

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	Monsieur Vénus by Rachilde, Melanie C. Hawthorne (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 893 ratings — published 1884 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Juggler by Rachilde, Gustav Alaux (Illustrator), Melanie C. Hawthorne (Translator) 3.76 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1900 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Marquise de Sade 3.78 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1887 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tower of Love by Rachilde, Jennifer Higgins (Translator), Melanie C. Hawthorne (Introduction) 3.93 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1899 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La bebedora de sangre y otros cuentos by Rachilde, Claudio Iglesias (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1900 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madame La Mort and Other Plays (PAJ Books) 4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Animale 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsieur Vénus/Madame Adonis 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Princess of Darkness by Rachilde, Brian M. Stableford (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1895	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madame Adonis 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I have never been loved enough to gain the desire of reproducing a being in the image of my lover and I have never been given enough pleasure so that my brain has not had the leisure to seek better...I have wanted the impossible...”
― Rachilde, Monsieur Vénus

tags: children, impossible, lust, passion, sex

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“All monsters have their fits of depression.”
― Rachilde, Monsieur Vénus

tags: depression, monsters

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“No, no, don't let my vulnerable heart share in this sacrifice to lust! Let him disgust me before pleasing me! Let him be what others have been, an instrument that I can break before becoming the echoes of its vibration.”
― Rachilde, Monsieur Vénus

tags: decadence, decadent, disgust, lust, passion, sadism

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