The Calvary

Name: The Calvary
Author: Octave Mirbeau

by Octave Mirbeau

Novel tracing a woman's slow descent through suffering, betrayal, and destitution

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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.

More by Octave Mirbeau

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 628-E8Novel following an automobile journey across France and its psychological revelations
Business Is BusinessComic play exposing greed, corruption, and amorality in business ventures