The Dead Man
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The Dead Man (French: Le Mort) is a story by Georges Bataille published posthumously. It was adapted for a short film as The Deadman (1987).
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Style
The book, about 60 pages is a juxtaposition of sparse text and on the bottom of the page a sort of summary of each page. Thus the "summary" of the first page reads: "Marie Reste Seule Avec Le Mort."
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Plot
Edouard dies, Marie is in the room with him. Marie leaves the room and goes to an inn. There she initiates debaucheries with Pierrot.
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Translations
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Dutch translation
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English translation
The story is available in an English language edition titled My Mother, Madame Edwarda and The Dead Man.
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See also
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