Pauline Harmange
Pauline Harmange | |
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| Born | 1994 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | feminist activist, writer |
| Notable work | Moi les hommes, je les déteste (I hate men) |
| Spouse | Mathieu |
Pauline Harmange (born 1994) is a French feminist blogger and activist[1] whose 96-page essay Moi les hommes, je les déteste (2020) (English: I Hate Men) became a media cause célèbre after a French government adviser attempted to censor its publication.[2][3][4]
I Hate Men
[edit]Originally intended as an edition of 400 by nonprofit publisher Monstrograph, the media attention caused the initial print run of Harmange's essay Moi les hommes, je les déteste to sell out, and 2,500 copies were sold within two weeks of its release. Monstrograph auctioned off the rights to reprint the essay, which were bought by French publisher Éditions du Seuil. The book has sold 20,000 copies as of 2021[update], along with translation rights for 17 languages.[5][2]
The book was published in January 2021 in the U.S. as I Hate Men by HarperCollins.[6]
Early life
[edit]Harmange began blogging at age 15 and publishes blog posts at her website Un invincible été. She has also volunteered with L'Échappée, an association fighting against sexual violence.[2][7]
Published works
[edit]- Moi les hommes, je les déteste [I hate men] (in French). Monstrograph. 19 August 2020.
- Limoges pour mourir [Limoges to die] (ebook) (in French). 2020.
- Aux endroits brisés (in French). Fayard. 2021.
- Avortée, une histoire intime de l'IVG (in French). Éditions Daronnes. 2022.
- Pauline Harmange (2 September 2020). "Les hommes méritent-ils qu'on les déteste?". Slate (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
References
[edit]- ^ Védie, Léa (2021). "Hating men will free you? Valerie Solanas in Paris or the discursive politics of misandry" (PDF). European Journal of Women's Studies. 28 (3): 305–319. doi:10.1177/13505068211028896. ISSN 1350-5068. halshs-03328472.
- ^ a b c Cappelle, Laura (10 January 2021). "With 'I Hate Men,' a French Feminist Touches a Nerve". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Willsher, Kim (10 September 2020). "'We should have the right not to like men': the French writer at centre of literary storm". The Guardian (Interview). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ McHugh, Fionnuala (28 November 2020). "I Hate Men: the book that France tried to ban". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "French official's attempts to outlaw 'I Hate Men' book backfires as sales skyrocket". France24. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Moroz, Sarah (25 January 2021). "How a Little Book About Hating Men Sparked a Firestorm in France". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Harmange, Pauline. "Un invincible été". Un invincible été. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
