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''The Bachelor Girl'' () is a
novel
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by
Victor Margueritte first published in 1922. An English translation was first published in 1923 by
Alfred A. Knopf
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. It deals with the life of a young woman who, upon learning that her fiancé is cheating on her, decides to live life freely and on her own terms. Amongst other things, this included having multiple sexual partners, both male and female. The title translates as ''The Tomboy''. The title addresses the somewhat ambiguous realm between definite gender roles, e.g. where a Judeo-Christian patriarchal society might place a free-thinking, free-living woman in its social strata.
Although the theme is not particularly shocking in the present day, at the time it was considered quite scandalous; it even caused the author to lose his
Legion of Honour
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. It has been adapted into a film four times, the most notably in
1936
Events January–February
* January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House.
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See also
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Flapper
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List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part or full talking feature films made in the United States and Europe during the transition from silent film to sound film, sound, between 1926 and 1929. During this time a variety of recording syst ...
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1922 French novels
Feminist novels
Feminism in France
Novels about bisexual topics
French novels adapted into films
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