Idylle Saphique
1901
Liane de Pougy
Paris: Librarie de la Plume
French
Autobio Fiction
330pp
Lesbians, Sex Workers
Open Access
Summary
Fictionalizes de Pougy's affair with Natalie Clifford Barney. Sick of her life as a famous courtesan, Annhine de Lys falls in love with the boisterous passion of the American woman Flossie.
More Info
Contains a portrait by Antonio de la Ganadara, seen at Elysium Press.
A few scans of the original manuscript can be seen at Invaluable.
Content & Trigger Warnings
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Editions
Paris: Librarie de la Plume (1901) seen at Artcurial, embellished with signatures, drawings, letters, photographs, and so on. The title page is at the blog Mister Giueseppe.
Barcelona: Madrid Egales (2009) as Idilio Sáfico. Translated to Spanish by Luis Antonio de Villena. (IBSN 978-8488052971)
Dedalus (2021) as A Woman's Affair. Translated to English by Graham Anderson. Cover by Marie Lane. (ISBN 978-1912868483)