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“In literature written by ladies, examples of insolence or hostility towards males are extraordinarily uncommon,” wrote the French novelist Virginie Despentes in a 2021 essay for Literary Hub. “At the same time as a member of that intercourse, I’m not allowed to be indignant about this. Colette, Duras, Beauvoir, Yourcenar, Sagan, a complete canon of […]