. ▁In ▁these ▁works , ▁Mir be au ▁dev otes ▁himself ▁to ▁contest ing ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁all ▁social ▁institutions ▁and ▁to ▁attack ing ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁social ▁evil ▁encountered ▁in ▁the ▁fin - de - si è cle : ▁cler ical ism ▁that ▁po isons ▁one ' s ▁soul , ▁national ism ▁that ▁drives ▁one ▁to ▁crime , ▁the ▁ven ge ful ness ▁of ▁war , ▁murder ous ▁anti - S emit ism , ▁gen oc idal ▁colonial ism , ▁the ▁c yn ic ism ▁of ▁polit icians ▁who ▁du pe ▁their ▁constitu ents , ▁the ▁sad ism ▁of ▁pro - war ▁ag it ators , ▁the ▁w retch ed ness ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁and ▁rural ▁pro let ariat , ▁prost itution , ▁the ▁explo itation ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁their ▁social ▁ex clusion . ▁Far ▁from ▁being ▁merely ▁a ▁har ml ess ▁derivative , ▁Mir be au ' s ▁Cont es ▁cru els ▁const itute ▁a ▁genu ine ▁attempt ▁at ▁dem yst ification . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Oct ave ▁Mir be au , ▁ ▁Cont es ▁I , ▁Bibliothèque ▁élect ron ique ▁du ▁Québec . ▁▁▁ ▁Oct ave ▁Mir be au , ▁Cont es ▁II , ▁Bibliothèque ▁élect ron ique ▁du ▁Québec . ▁▁▁ ▁Oct ave ▁Mir be au , ▁ ▁Cont es ▁III , ▁Bibliothèque ▁élect ron ique ▁du ▁Québec . ▁▁▁ ▁Oct ave ▁Mir be au , ▁Cont es ▁IV , ▁Bibliothèque ▁élect ron ique ▁du ▁Québec . ▁▁ ▁Oct ave ▁Mir be au , ▁M