The Life: The Brutal And True Story Of A Paris Prostitute — The Dark Side Of The Delta Of Venus
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the shadowy underworld of Parisian streets, Jeanne Cordelier's The Life presents a searing, first-hand account of survival, exploitation, and brutal resilience — a memoir that strips away all romantic illusion from the world of prostitution. Drawing directly from her own lived experience, Cordelier chronicles the harsh realities faced by women trapped within a system of violence, coercion, and societal indifference, offering an unflinching portrait that stands in stark, raw contrast to the sensualised eroticism of Anaïs Nin's The Delta of Venus. Where Nin romanticised desire, Cordelier answers with unvarnished truth, wielding her prose as both testimony and indictment. Her narrative is charged with moral urgency and a defiant intelligence, illuminating the structural forces — pimps, police, and patriarchy — that shape and destroy women's lives. A landmark work of autobiographical literature, The Life compels the reader to confront uncomfortable truths about power, gender, and the commodification of the female body — and asks, with piercing clarity, who truly pays the price.
Author: Jeanne Cordelier
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the shadowy underworld of Parisian streets, Jeanne Cordelier's The Life presents a searing, first-hand account of survival, exploitation, and brutal resilience — a memoir that strips away all romantic illusion from the world of prostitution. Drawing directly from her own lived experience, Cordelier chronicles the harsh realities faced by women trapped within a system of violence, coercion, and societal indifference, offering an unflinching portrait that stands in stark, raw contrast to the sensualised eroticism of Anaïs Nin's The Delta of Venus. Where Nin romanticised desire, Cordelier answers with unvarnished truth, wielding her prose as both testimony and indictment. Her narrative is charged with moral urgency and a defiant intelligence, illuminating the structural forces — pimps, police, and patriarchy — that shape and destroy women's lives. A landmark work of autobiographical literature, The Life compels the reader to confront uncomfortable truths about power, gender, and the commodification of the female body — and asks, with piercing clarity, who truly pays the price.