Gamiani

1833 French erotic novel

Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess

Title page (1866 edition)

Author| Alfred de Musset
Illustrator| Édouard-Henri Avril
Language| French
Genre| Erotic

Publication date

| 1833
Publication place| France
Pages| 60 pages
ISBN| 978-1-59654-221-1
One of the illustrations of the edition of Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess published in Brussels in 1833. Illustration by Achille Devéria

Gamiani, or Two Nights of Excess (French: Gamiani, ou deux nuits d'excès) is a French erotic novel first published in 1833. Its authorship is anonymous, but it is believed to have been written by Alfred de Musset, with the lesbian eponymous heroine being a portrait of his lover, George Sand.[1] It became a bestseller among nineteenth-century erotic literature.[2]

## Illustrations

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The novel was illustrated with unsigned lithographs whose authorship remains unknown. They have been attributed to Achille Devéria and Octave Tassaert, among others.

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## References

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1. ^ Kendall-Davies, Barbara (2003). The Life and Work of Pauline Viardot Garcia. Cambridge Scholars Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 1-904303-27-7.
2. ^ Livia, Anna; Kira Hall (1997). Queerly Phrased: Language, Gender, and Sexuality. Oxford University Press US. p. 157\. ISBN 0-19-510470-6.

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Authority control databases

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* VIAF
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* France
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