Mademoiselle de Maupin by Théophile Gautier

Mademoiselle de Maupin

Théophile Gautier

200 pages first pub 1835 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ challenging reflective slow-paced
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Theophile Gautier's masterpiece "Mademoiselle de Maupin" might be better known for its lengthy preface than the actual novel itself. It is there in which the author discusses art for art's sake, arguing that "everything useful is ugly." The novel ...

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