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Contemporary Fiction

The Woman Destroyed

fr. La femme rompue · 1967
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Interesting Facts

  • In each of the book's three stories, women's destinies are revealed through the prism of interior monologue, allowing the reader to enter the most intimate corners of the heroines' souls.
  • The subtle psychological fabric of the narrative is woven from everyday details, where behind outward ordinariness lie silent tragedies and deep emotions.
  • The author skillfully uses the diary form to convey a sense of loneliness and alienation, making the reader an unwitting witness to the inner drama.
  • The work resonates with the theme of the invisible yet all-pervasive power of social expectations, which prove as destructive for the heroines as personal losses.
  • Each story is a confession in which the female voice sounds with extraordinary sincerity and fragility, exposing the contradictions between dreams and reality.
The Woman Destroyed
Date of publication: 4 May 2025
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The Woman Destroyed
Original titlefr. La femme rompue · 1967