Les Guérillères
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| Les Guérillères | |
| Author | Monique Wittig |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Les Éditions de Minuit |
| Publication date | 1969 |
Les Guérillères is a 1969 novel by Monique Wittig. It was translated into English in 1971[1].
[edit] Plot introduction
Les Guérillères is about a war of the sexes, where women 'engage in bloody, victorious battles using knives, machine guns and rocket launchers'[1]. Moreover, sympathetic males join them in their combat[2].
[edit] Literary significance and criticism
The Times Book Review called it 'perhaps the first epic celebration of women ever written.'[1]. However, The New York Times Book Review opined, 'The book itself turns out to be, sadly, oddly, at times almost maddeningly, quite dull'[1].
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Monique Wittig, 67, Feminist Writer, Dies, by Douglas Martin, January 12, 2003, New York Times
- ^ Diane Griffin Crowder, 'From the Straight Mind to Queer Theory; Implications for Political Movement', Monique Wittig: At the Crossroads of Criticism, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, special issue, Duke University Press, 2007, page 493
