Octave Mirbeau
French author and anarchist whose acerbic fiction attacked bourgeois society, capitalism, and political corruption with savage wit. The Diary of a Chambermaid and Torture Garden are shocking masterpieces of black humor.
Works
- The Diary of a ChambermaidNovel narrated by a chambermaid whose diary reveals servant life's exploitation
- Torture GardenShocking novel of sadism, garden horrors, and a woman's moral degradation
- The CalvaryNovel tracing a woman's slow descent through suffering, betrayal, and destitution
- The 628-E8Novel following an automobile journey across France and its psychological revelations
- Business Is BusinessComic play exposing greed, corruption, and amorality in business ventures