The notorious life of Gyp : right-wing anarchist in fin-de-siecle France / Willa Z. Silverman
1995, First Edition. Oxford University Press, New York. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Publisher's review copy with their promotional material loosely inserted. ; 325 pages; Summary: This biography evokes the life and times of the late 19th-century French novelist, journalist, caricaturist and nationalist political militant known pseudonymously as Gyp. Gyp (Sibylle-Gabrielle Marie-Antoinette de Riqueti de Mirabeau, Comtesse de Martel de Janville) was famous at the turn of the century as a prolific writer of satirical novels in dialogue form and psychological novels for women. Subjects: Politics and literature -- France -- History. Women novelists, French -- 20th century -- Biography. Women anarchists -- France -- Biography. Item #26986
ISBN: 0195087542
Price: €14.95