Lady Chatterley's Lover D. H. Lawrence is a classic novel about Lady Constance Chatterley, who is trapped in a loveless marriage with a man who is no longer capable of intimacy. The story centers on her discovery of the power of physical love and emotional liberation through her relationship with Mellors, the gamekeeper.
Description
Lady Constance changes from a woman stuck in a cold marriage to someone who follows her instincts and breaks free from social constraints. This novel depicts the profound transformation that love and desire bring about, highlighting the struggle against the social conventions of her time.
First published in 1960 by Penguin, it was Lady Chatterley's Lover banned for years due to its explicit content and became the subject of a famous trial. D. H. Lawrence himself called it “the most improper novel in the world”.
Product specifications
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- Series: Penguin Essentials
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date: 2011-04-07
- Number of pages: 320
- ISBN: 9780241951545
- Theme: Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- BISAC: FICTION / Literary
About the author
D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) was an influential English writer. After several novels, often controversial because of their content, he wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover, a work that, after years of banishment, was finally recognized as an important literary piece. His body of work is characterized by the exploration of human relationships and social norms.