The Necrophiliac
The Necrophiliac (French: Le Nécrophile) is the debut novel by French writer, Gabrielle Wittkop (1920–2002), written in 1972.[1] A transgressive, epistolary novel in the form of a diary, follows the life of Parisian necrophile, Lucien N. The middle-aged antique dealer appears normal to the outside world, but lives a secret life at night, searching for corpses to satisfy his macabre fetish, digging up bodies from Montparnasse Cemetery to the catacombs of Naples.[2] The novel was not translated into English until 2011, by Don Bapst.[3][4]
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| Author | Gabrielle Wittkop |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Nécrophile |
| Translator | Don Bapst |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | Régine Deforges |
Publication date | 1972 |
Published in English | 2011 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 167 |
| OCLC | 463479889 |
| 843/.914 | |
| LC Class | PQ2683.I82 N4 |
References
- "Gabrielle Wittkop". The Independent. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- "Fiction Book Review: The Necrophiliac by Gabrielle Wittkop". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "The Necrophiliac by Gabrielle Wittkop – review". the Guardian. 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
- Wittkop-Ménardeau, Gabrielle (2011). The necrophiliac = Le nécrophile. Don Bapst. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55490-943-8. OCLC 733354532.
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