"Le Diable est dans l'Escalier" : Demonizing the French Female Concierge

Mariah Devereux Herbeck

"Le Diable est dans l'Escalier" : Demonizing the French Female Concierge

Mariah Devereux Herbeck

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Abstract

This research analyzes the negative portrayal of an iconic figure of modern French society — the apartment building concierge — in two literary works from mid-20th-century France, “Échec à la concierge” by André de Richaud and Paris au mois d’août by René Fallet.

Original language	American English
State	Published - 19 Mar 2016
Event	Contemporary French & Francophone Studies 2016 Conference, [St. Louis, MO] - Duration: 19 Mar 2016 → …

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Conference	Contemporary French & Francophone Studies 2016 Conference, [St. Louis, MO]
Period	19/03/16 → …

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French and Francophone Literature

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"Le Diable est dans l'Escalier" : Demonizing the French Female Concierge

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