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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I answered in a hoarse voice , with the indifference of one who can better control
a situation the worse off he is , ' No , I don ' t . Xenie can sleep here if she wants to
. ' Xenie was almost trembling as she stood there . She squeezed her lower lip ...
I answered in a hoarse voice , with the indifference of one who can better control
a situation the worse off he is , ' No , I don ' t . Xenie can sleep here if she wants to
. ' Xenie was almost trembling as she stood there . She squeezed her lower lip ...
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When she knocked , I managed to sit up ( it seemed to me that I was , for the time
being , slightly better ) . I answered , ' Come in ! ' in a voice that was almost
normal , even a trifle solemn , as though I were playacting . As she appeared , I
added ...
When she knocked , I managed to sit up ( it seemed to me that I was , for the time
being , slightly better ) . I answered , ' Come in ! ' in a voice that was almost
normal , even a trifle solemn , as though I were playacting . As she appeared , I
added ...
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The children did not answer . They were excited . We looked at the building - it
was visibly exploding ( but we heard no sound : the explosion released dark
smoke , which did not expand in swirls but rose straight towards the clouds like ...
The children did not answer . They were excited . We looked at the building - it
was visibly exploding ( but we heard no sound : the explosion released dark
smoke , which did not expand in swirls but rose straight towards the clouds like ...
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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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