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Joseph Kessel
Joseph Kessel was a French journalist and novelist. He is well-regarded for his adventure stories, including the popular novel Le Lion.
Belle de jour
Synopsis
A bored, upper-class French woman secretly hires a male escort for a single night, and the ensuing psychological and moral fallout becomes the book's central meditation on desire, identity, and the cost of a hidden life.
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