Zualart

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-03-28

Identity

Man in Lambertye's social circle whom Marie finds particularly repulsive.

Diary References

1874

• March 28: Marie describes him as "une horreur sans nom" (a nameless horror) who stares at her alongside Lambertye, Furstenberg, and Galve on the train to Monaco. She writes: "Ce Zualart, j'aurais voulu arracher les yeux ce matin!" (This Zualart, I would have wanted to tear out his eyes this morning!).

Context

• Part of Lambertye's male social group
• Participates in staring at Marie in insulting manner
• Name suggests possible Swiss or German origin
• Represents the disrespectful behavior Marie endures
• One of the men Lambertye "shows" Marie to
• Provokes violent fantasies of revenge in Marie

Related Entries

• #Lambertye - Social companion who initiates the staring
• #Furstenberg - Fellow starer
• #Galve - Another member of the group

Research Notes

• Male homosocial behavior in 1870s Nice
• Sexual harassment through public staring
• Marie's violent reaction language