The Lesbian Body

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The Lesbian Body
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Cover of the first edition
Author Monique Wittig
Original titleLe Corps Lesbien
LanguageFrench
Genre Feminist, philosophical novel
Publisher Les Éditions de Minuit
Publication date
1973
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1975
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages188 (first edition)
OCLC 463238535
Preceded by The Opoponax  
Followed byBrouillon pour un dictionnaire des amantes 

The Lesbian Body (French: Le Corps Lesbien) is a 1973 novel by Monique Wittig. It was translated into English in 1975. [1]

Contents

Plot

According to Wittig's The New York Times obituary, "lesbian lovers literally invade each other's bodies as an act of love." [1]

Literary significance and criticism

Wittig said "When I came upon the title, Corps Lesbien, the association of these two words made me laugh. It was absurdly sarcastic." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Douglas, Martin (12 January 2003). "Monique Wittig, 67, Feminist Writer, Dies". The New York Times . Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  2. ↑ Silberman, Seth Clark (2007). "'I Have Access to Your Glottis': The Fleshy Syntax, Ethical Irony, and Queer Intimacy of Monique Wittig's Le corps lesbien" . GLQ . 13 (3): 467–487. doi:10.1215/10642684-2007-003. S2CID   145096792.


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