Champavert
1833 short story collection by Pétrus Borel
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Champavert: Immoral Tales (French: Champavert. Contes immoraux) is a short story collection by the French writer Pétrus Borel, published in February 1833 by Eugène Renduel.[1][2] It consists of seven stories set in Havana, Jamaica, Lyon, Madrid and Paris, each concerning the dismembering of human bodies, calculated cruelty and sexual violence against women.[3]
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| Author | Pétrus Borel |
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| Language | French |
| Publisher | Eugène Renduel |
Publication date | February 1833 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1959 |
| Pages | 438 |
Champavert was a common surname in Borel's home city of Lyon and the subtitle is an ironic nod to the "moral tales" (French: contes moreax) of Jean-François Marmontel, which were popular at the time.[3]
The book was published in an English translation by Tom Moran in 1959 as Champavert: Seven Bitter Tales.[3] A new translation by Brian Stableford was published in 2013 as Champavert: Immoral Tales.[4]
Contents
- "A Biographical Sketch of Champavert" (Notice sur Champavert)
- "Monsieur de l'Argentière, the Prosecutor" (Monsieur de l'Argentière, l'accusateur)
- "Jaquez Barraou, the Carpenter" (Jaquez Barraou, le charpentier)
- "Don Andrea Vesalius, the Anatomist" (Don Andréa Vésalius, l'anatomiste)
- "Three-fingered Jack, the Obi" (Three Fingered Jack, l'obi)
- "Dinah, the Beautiful Jewess" (Dina, la belle juive)
- "Passereau, the Student" (Passereau, l'écolier)
- "Champavert, the Lycanthrope" (Champavert, le lycanthrope)
