The Bad Life

The Bad Life (French: La Mauvaise Vie) is a 2005 French novel by Frédéric Mitterrand, the Minister of Culture and Communication of France. The novel is partly autobiographical but fictionalized to a certain extent.[1] The novel has been praised by critics for its "literary boldness" and "provocative examination of homosexuality".[2]

In 2009, the novel caused controversy for its description of gay prostitution in Thailand[3], Frederic Mitterrand was then accused of being a paedophile[4].

References

  1. ^ Fernandez, Dominique (31 March 2005). "Frédéric et les garçons" (in French). Le Nouvel Observateur. http://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/20080604/5421/frederic-et-les-garcons. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
  2. ^ Crumley, Bruce (8 October 2009). "Mitterrand: A Friend to Polanski — and Young Boys?". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1929246,00.html. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
  3. ^ Schofield, Hugh (9 October 2009). "'Bad Life' minister's colourful dynasty". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8299171.stm. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
  4. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/08/frederic-mitterrand-frenc_n_313653.html