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Perversity

Perversity

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Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1025898788
ISBN13: 9781025898780
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Perversity is a chilling psychological exploration of obsession, manipulation, and the dark underbelly of early 20th-century Paris. Written by the celebrated chronicler of the Parisian streets, Francis Carco, this novel delves into the fractured relationship between a weak-willed man and his domineering sister. Set against the atmospheric backdrop of Montmartre's narrow streets and shadowy cafes, the narrative follows the protagonist as he becomes increasingly entangled in a web of emotional cruelty and moral decay.

Carco's mastery lies in his ability to evoke the gritty reality of the urban landscape while maintaining a taut, suspenseful focus on the inner workings of a troubled mind. As the characters' lives spiral toward a tragic conclusion, Perversity exposes the fragile line between victim and tormentor. This work remains a significant example of psychological realism, capturing the stark social tensions and atmospheric gloom of the era. Readers of classic European literature and psychological thrillers will find Perversity to be a haunting, evocative study of human nature at its most vulnerable and depraved.

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