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The Woman Who Was Poor (French: La Femme pauvre) is an 1897 novel by the French writer Léon Bloy. It follows a woman, Clotilde, who becomes involved with the Paris art and literary scene in the 1880s. It was Bloy's second novel. An English translation by I. J. Collins was published in 1939.
4. Okt. 2021 · The woman who was poor : a contemporary novel of the French 'Eighties. "Written in the 1890s, this novel has had an immeasurable effect on all European Catholic writing since. It is an extraordinary book, powerful in the manner of dos Passos, yet spiritual in the manner of the Bible.
It is an extraordinary book, powerful in the manner of dos Passos, yet spiritual in the manner of the Bible.It is the story of a woman abysmally poor, brutally treated and also exploited by her parents, living in the gutters of Paris, yet retaining the spiritual outlook and the purity of a saint.
Notable Works: “The Desperate Man”. “The Woman Who Was Poor”. Léon Bloy (born July 11, 1846, Périgueux, France—died November 2, 1917, Bourg-la-Reine) was a French novelist, critic, and polemicist, a fervent Roman Catholic convert who preached spiritual revival through suffering and poverty.
6. Mai 2020 · The woman who was poor, a contemporary novel of the French 'eighties : Bloy, Léon, 1846-1917 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. (6 of 378)
10. Okt. 2015 · It is the story of a woman in Paris in the late 1800's, her escape from squalor and destitution, her coming-of-age in the company of Parisian bohemians and artistic elite, her tragic marriage, and her spiritual maturity. In terms of literary style, it could be described as a blend of Dickens, Huysmans, and Dostoyevski. But Bloy has a ...
- Leon Bloy, I. J. Collins
The Woman Who Was Poor: A Novel. Leon Bloy. St. Augustine's Press, 2015 - Fiction - 356 pages. Written in the 1890s, Leon Bloy's masterful novel has had an immeasurable effect on all...
