Sarrasine by Honoré de Balzac
A proud, ambitious sculptor becomes enthralled by a mesmerizing opera performer whom he idealizes as the perfect embodiment of womanhood; after pursuing and trying to possess this illusion, he discovers in a devastating revelation that the celebrated 'woman' is actually a castrato, and his shock and rage culminate in a tragic, violent outcome. The framed tale probes themes of art and creation, gender and disguise, erotic obsession, and the social hypocrisies that turn idealization into catastrophe.
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- 1830
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- French
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- French
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