The intellectuals, sex, and revolution

Book title: The Intellectuals, Sex, and Revolution Author: Lor Casterodar Publisher: Safsafa Book category: Novel Brief about the book: 19th-century Paris was a fertile ground for bachelorhood and prostitution, full of cafes, night spots, and theaters. At that time, acting was closely linked to prostitution, which led Paris police officer to manipulate prostitutes of different kinds from licensed brothels as well as those practicing secret prostitution. According to Katsaro, the bourgeoisie classified prostitutes and bachelors as suffering from "moral leprosy," thus rejected and marginalized, considering their fate to be determined by "disease, misery, or early death." While everyone cursed them, the bachelor exercised his right and enjoyed the freedom to dismiss bourgeois sayings behind his back. His partner, the prostitute, was also an provocation to the bourgeoisie, described as making her body a provocative and barbaric artistic material, which contradicts the monotony of usual black clothes and delicate dresses. Meanwhile, bourgeois youth went to prostitutes to practice sex before marriage.