| Author: | George Sand | ISBN: | 9780897339834 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press | Publication: | March 15, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | George Sand |
| ISBN: | 9780897339834 |
| Publisher: | Chicago Review Press |
| Publication: | March 15, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Chicago Review Press |
| Language: | English |
This novel reverses the Abbe Prevost's Manon Lescaut and gives Manon's helplessly amoral character to a man, Leoni. Juliette, the girl he seduces, becomes the exponent of undying, endless, forgiving love. The setting is the demimonde of Venice, and the is thick with sinister figures whose influence drags the miserable lovers down.
This novel reverses the Abbe Prevost's Manon Lescaut and gives Manon's helplessly amoral character to a man, Leoni. Juliette, the girl he seduces, becomes the exponent of undying, endless, forgiving love. The setting is the demimonde of Venice, and the is thick with sinister figures whose influence drags the miserable lovers down.
