In 1928, Georges Bataille published this first novel under a pseudonym, a legendary shocker that uncovers the dark side of the erotic by means of forbidden obsessive fantasies of excess and sexual extremes. A classic of pornographic literature, Story of the Eye finds the parallels in Sade and Nietzsche and in the investigations of contemporary psychology; it also forecasts Bataille's own theories of ecstasy, death and transgression which he developed in later work.
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In 1928, Georges Bataille published this first novel under a pseudonym, a legendary shocker that uncovers the dark side of the erotic by means of forbidden obsessive fantasies of excess and sexual extremes. A classic of pornographic literature, Story of the Eye finds the parallels in Sade and Nietzsche and in the investigations of contemporary psychology; it also forecasts Bataille's own theories of ecstasy, death and transgression which he developed in later work.
Imprint | City Lights Books |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2023 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2001 |
Authors | Georges Bataille |
Translators | Dovid Bergelson |
Dimensions | 228 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 103 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-87286-209-8 |
Barcode | 9780872862098 |
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LSN | 0-87286-209-7 |