Pauline Harmange

Pauline Harmange (born 1995)[1] is a French writer and a self-declared misandrist[2] who became the subject of international news coverage after her 96-page essay Moi les hommes, je les déteste (2020) (English: I Hate Men) sold out its press run after a French governmental official attempted to censor the book.

Pauline Harmange
Borncirca 1995
NationalityFrench
Occupationfeminist activist, writer
Notable work
Moi les hommes, je les déteste (I hate men)
Spouse(s)Mathieu

In proposing a ban on the book, Ralph Zurmély, an adviser to France's ministry on gender equality, said the book was inciting gender-based hatred.[3] "Now, let me remind you that incitement to hatred on the grounds of sex is a criminal offense! Consequently, I ask you to immediately remove this book from your catalog under penalty of prosecution," Zurmély emailed the publisher. The ministry subsequently distanced itself from the prosecution initiative, saying Zurmély conducted "a personal initiative and completely independent of the ministry". [4]

I Hate Men

See more: I Hate Men

Originally intended as a run of 400 by micro publisher Monstrograph, the media attention caused the initial run to sell out, and 2,500 copies sold within two weeks of its release. Overwhelmed, Monstrograph auctioned reprint rights to French publisher Seuil. The book has sold 20,000 copies since, along with translation rights for 17 languages.[5][6]

Pauline, Harmange (19 August 2020). Moi les hommes, je les déteste [I hate men] (in French). Monstrograph.

Early life

Harmange began blogging at age 15 and publishes blog posts at her website Un invincible été.

She volunteers with L'Échappée, an association fighting against sexual violence. Harmange, Pauline. "Un invincible été". Un invincible été. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

Published works

Moi les hommes, je les déteste (I hate men), essay, 19 August 2020, MonstrographPauline, Harmange (19 August 2020). Moi les hommes, je les déteste [I hate men] (in French). Monstrograph.

Limoges pour mourir (Limoges to die), ebook, 2020

Bibliography

Pauline Harmange (2 September 2020). "Les hommes méritent-ils qu'on les déteste?". Slate (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

References/Notes and references
  1. https://www.amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/10/french-writer-book-pauline-harmange-i-hate-men-interview
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/books/pauline-harmange-i-hate-men.html
  3. "French official's attempts to outlaw 'I hate men' book backfires as sales skyrocket". France24. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. "Censure : "Moi les hommes, je les déteste", un manifeste féministe menacé d'interdiction". ActuaLitté. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. "French official's attempts to outlaw 'I Hate Men' book backfires as sales skyrocket". France24. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. Cappelle, Laura (10 January 2021). "With 'I Hate Men,' a French Feminist Touches a Nerve". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

Publisher page Monstrograph

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