Blue of NoonOne of the twentieth century's great nihilist novels, Blue of Noon is a blackly compelling account of depravity and terror that retains all its shocking power today. Set in pre-war Europe, its narrator lurches despairingly from city to city in a surreal sexual and mental nightmare of squalor, sadism and drunken encounters - his journey into madness mirroring the fighting and marching on the streets outside. Confronting Fascism, the novel is torn between identifying with history's victims and being seduced by the violent glamour of its terrible victors. One of the most brilliant intellects and influential French writers of his time, Bataille's unflinching exploration of the dark forces beneath the surface of civilization defies all our expectations. |
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We know that Troppmann is well - to - do , but we have no evidence to support
this other than his idleness . At one point he tells us of ' writing reports ' , yet we
never discover what these are . Certainly he inhabits the interwar demi - monde
with ...
We know that Troppmann is well - to - do , but we have no evidence to support
this other than his idleness . At one point he tells us of ' writing reports ' , yet we
never discover what these are . Certainly he inhabits the interwar demi - monde
with ...
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Dirty can be read as the essence of the ancien régime – and she stands in
opposition ( yet congruence ) to Lazare , the young Jewish woman , whose
socialist idealism Troppmann finds almost as laughably repugnant as he does
her ...
Dirty can be read as the essence of the ancien régime – and she stands in
opposition ( yet congruence ) to Lazare , the young Jewish woman , whose
socialist idealism Troppmann finds almost as laughably repugnant as he does
her ...
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to Vienna , to Paris , to Barcelona and back to Germany , where Troppmann and
Dirty pass through Trier ( Marx's birthplace ) before finally copulating in a
graveyard , would seem tailormade for allegory . The symbols and portents are
also all ...
to Vienna , to Paris , to Barcelona and back to Germany , where Troppmann and
Dirty pass through Trier ( Marx's birthplace ) before finally copulating in a
graveyard , would seem tailormade for allegory . The symbols and portents are
also all ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - Kristelh - LibraryThingA nihilist novel by Georges Bataille, Blue of Noon, is set during the Spanish Civil War and the early years of Nazi movement. The protagonist, Henri Timmermann is a sick man (physically and ... Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - amerynth - LibraryThingWhile I didn't actually hate Georges Bataille's "Blue of Noon," I really didn't get it either. This supposed to be a novel that used eroticism to show how sex, violence and power is intertwined and ... Leer comentario completo
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