Mirbeau, Octave,  1848-1917 <br/><br/>
A Chambermaid's Diary 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Chambermaid_(novel)  Release date is 2013-11-28 
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<br/><br/> "A Chambermaid's Diary" by Octave Mirbeau is a novel published in 1900. Presented as the diary of Célestine, a chambermaid, the work exposes the hidden perversions and hypocrisies of French high society through the eyes of a servant. As she moves between households, Célestine witnesses the moral corruption of the wealthy classes, ultimately concluding that "decent people" are often more vile than criminals. Mirbeau's subversive narrative denounces domestic service as modern slavery while challenging traditional novel conventions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>French fiction -- Translations into English 
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