“The universe appears to me like an immense, inexorable torture-garden…Passions, greed, hatred, and lies; social institutions, justice, love, glory, heroism, and religion: these are its monstrous flowers and its hideous instruments of eternal human suffering.”
In this psychological thriller, the story unfolds in a mysterious and eerie setting, exploring themes of obsession, manipulation, and the dark side of human nature. more
Octave Mirbeau was a French journalist born on February 16, 1848, and died on the same day in 1917. He is known for his sharp satire and profound realism in his literary works. more
“Humans are a part of nature, not apart from nature.”