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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Michel kept me waiting . He kept me waiting for ages . I finally began hoping he
wouldn't appear . No sooner had my car stopped in front of the designated
building than I felt certain of having to confront Lazare . I thought : Michel may
loathe me ...
Michel kept me waiting . He kept me waiting for ages . I finally began hoping he
wouldn't appear . No sooner had my car stopped in front of the designated
building than I felt certain of having to confront Lazare . I thought : Michel may
loathe me ...
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people , like an accused person summoned to appear and then mercifully
forgotten . There would certainly be no opportunity for me to express my feelings
to Lazare ; she would only imagine that I felt sorry and ascribe my insults to
illness .
people , like an accused person summoned to appear and then mercifully
forgotten . There would certainly be no opportunity for me to express my feelings
to Lazare ; she would only imagine that I felt sorry and ascribe my insults to
illness .
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I felt like laughing : next day , that plane , too small and distant to attenuate the
sky's blaze even minimally , would appear to me in the likeness of a noisy bug ; it
would be harbouring Dirty's preposterous fantasies inside its glassed - in cage ...
I felt like laughing : next day , that plane , too small and distant to attenuate the
sky's blaze even minimally , would appear to me in the likeness of a noisy bug ; it
would be harbouring Dirty's preposterous fantasies inside its glassed - in cage ...
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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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