The Beauty and the Beast and the challenges of a new insight on masculinity: La Mécanique du Coeur by Mathias Malzieu

Abstract

This article talks about Mathias Malzieu’s novel La Mécanique du coeur, as a modern version of the fairy tale The Beauty and the Beast, comparing it as well with Tim Burton’s film Edward Scissorhands. These works of fiction invert some basic elements of the traditional story and they offer a new insight on masculinity.

Keywords

• La Belle et la Bête
• La Mécanique du cœur
• Mathias Malzieu
• contes de fées
• Edward aux mains d’argent