The Lesbian Body is a 1973 novel by Monique Wittig

Monique Wittig

Monique Wittig was a French author and feminist theorist who wrote about overcoming socially enforced gender roles and who coined the phrase "heterosexual contract". She published her first novel, L'Opoponax, in 1964...

. It was translated into English in 1975.

Plot introduction

According to Wittig's New York Times obituary, 'lesbian lovers literally invade each other's bodies as an act of love'.

Literary significance and criticism

Wittig said, 'When I came upon the title, Corps Lesbien, the association of these two words made me laugh. It was absurdly sarcastic.'.