Mirbeau, Octave 1848-1917 creator Rich, Louis text utu 2015 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Calvary: A Novel" by Octave Mirbeau is a novel published in 1886. This largely autobiographical work follows Jean Mintie, a aspiring writer consumed by sexual obsession and tormented by a destructive affair with a woman of questionable morals. Unable to escape his passion, he descends into humiliated impotence, attempting to transform his suffering into creative expression. His redemptive journey mirrors the Passion of Christ, though his calvary leads not to salvation but to the battlefield of love's casualties. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Calvaire Release date is 2015-04-24 Produced by Dagny, Laura Natal and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) Original publication data not identified France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48773 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48773 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134124.0 48773