Rachilde tickled readers with frequent depictions of unconventional sexuality, including gender inversion, androgyny,and homoeroticism through her works. She has been prominently characterized by her male dress and habit of calling herself a "man of letters” in public life. “Monsieur Vénus” is taken as a meditation on the nature of sexual desire from the female perspective and here we get a glimpse of the reasons being so criticized for expressing a self-loathing for her own femininity. Key Words: castration and anti-castration, Sexual identity, annihilation, aristocracy etc.