Gamiani

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]

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

Illustrations

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

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.

External links

• The full text of Gamiani, or Two Passionate Nights at Wikisource