La garçonne

Résumé

"La garçonne" by V. Margueritte is a novel published in 1922. It follows Monique Lerbier, a young woman who breaks her engagement after discovering her fiancé's infidelity and rejects her bourgeois family's expectations. She builds an independent life as a successful art decorator, cuts her hair short, and pursues romantic freedom with both men and women. As she navigates post-World War I Paris through multiple relationships and experiences, Monique searches for genuine love while challenging society's conventions about women's roles and sexuality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)