Seraphita
by Honoré de Balzac
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In a castle in Norway near the fjord Strømfjord, Séraphitüs, a strange and melancholic being, conceals a terrible secret. He loves Minna, and she returns this love, believing Séraphitüs to be a man. But Séraphitüs is also loved by Wilfrid, who considers him to be a woman, Séraphîta. In reality, Séraphitüs-Séraphîta is a perfect androgyne, born to parents who by the doctrines of Swedenborg have transcended their humanity. The novel introduces bisexuality and androgyny.
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"ON SEEING the Norwegian coast as outlined on the map, what imagination can fail to be amazed at its fantastic contour-long tongues of granite, round which the surges of the North Sea are forever moaning?"
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