Author: Croque-Melpomene

My name is Laura Gentile. I’m of German-Italian descent and I speak five languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Luxembourgish and I’m currently learning Romanian. I hold a Master of Arts Degree in English Literature, Film and Visual Culture (Dissertation: The Decadent in Love with his Psychopomp: Thomas Mann's 'Death in Venice' and Adrian Lyne's 'Lolita') and a Master of Letters by Research in English Literature, Film and Visual Culture (Thesis: Romanticising Decadence and Aestheticising Death: Women as Projection Bodies and Mimetic Identities in Zola’s 'Thérèse Raquin', Schnitzler’s 'Dream Story', Süskind’s 'Perfume: The Story of a Murderer' and Eugenides’ 'The Virgin Suicides'). My debut novel, 'Within Paravent Walls', will be published by WiDo Publishing / E. L. Marker. I am the creator of "Croque-Melpomene: Femalecentric Poetry" and I have a YouTube channel carrying the same name. Find me here: YouTube: Croque-Melpomene Twitter: lauragentile13 Pinterest: lauragentile12 Instagram: croque_melpomene12 Goodreads: Laura Gentile LinkedIn: Laura Gentile Contact Email Address: croquemelpomene@gmail.com