The Lesbian Body

work by Wittig

Also known as: “Le Corps lesbien”

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The Lesbian Body (1973) by Monique Wittig is a collection of prose poems that celebrate lesbian love and the female body. Wittig, a radical feminist writer, sought to challenge traditional literary forms and language, which she believed were shaped by a male-dominated power structure. Her work often explores utopian worlds devoid of men and re-imagines societal structures from a feminist perspective. The Lesbian Body is characterized by its unconventional narrative and its exploration of female desire and subjectivity, pushing the boundaries of genre and language to create a distinctly feminine voice.12

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French literature
Feminist writers
Le Corps lesbien (1973; The Lesbian Body), a violent, sadomasochistic, and lyrical text of prose fiction, is a unique attempt to evoke in its own language the body of female desire.
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Le Corps lesbien (1973; The Lesbian Body), a violent, sadomasochistic, and lyrical text of prose fiction, is a unique attempt to evoke in its own language the body of female desire.
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