Biribi: Discipline Militaire
1890
Georges Darien
Paris : Albert Savine
French
Autobio Fiction
295pp
Gay Men, Prison
You know that they will not let go of me, because you know that I will be punished tomorrow, as I was yesterday, as I am today, because you think I'm setting a bad example! What are you accusing me of? For having been your victim! Why are you judging me? for trends! What are you condemning me on? on presumptions! (tr. Google)
Summary
An autobiographical novel of an astute French soldier, constantly in and out of military prison, and sent to Tunisia. Primarily a depiction of inhumane treatment and suffering, although there is a segment about the allure of homosexuality.
More Info
Georges Darian is the pseudonym of Georges Hippolyte Adrien.
Also see:
Uranisme et unisexualité : étude sur différentes manifestations de l'instinct sexuel (1896) Marc André Raffalovich (114-116pp)
Marc-André Raffalovich's Uranism and Unisexuality (2016) translated by Nancy Erber and William A Peniston, edited by Philip Healy and Frederisk S. Roden (115-117pp)
Content & Trigger Warnings
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Editions
Paris : Albert Savine (1890) cover, spine, back, and title page by Librairie Pierre Saunier. Title page seen at Elysium Press.