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, and it was rumoured that the lesbian eponymous heroine was 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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