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Alain Robbe‑Grillet’s A Sentimental Novel is an erotic French story that pushes the boundaries of acceptable content, including incest and sexual torture. The book presents a series of vignettes that examine the representation of taboos in folklore and literature. The narrative follows a character called Gigi (Djinn), who is trained by her father to become a perfect slave and mistress. Themes of control, violation, and the darker side of civilization are explored through a surreal, fairy‑tale framework reminiscent of the Brothers Grimm and the Marquis de Sade.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction/Experimental Fiction
Authors: Alain Robbe-Grillet
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