Blue of NoonPenguin, 2001 - 128 páginas One 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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... pale , and on her neck there were ugly tufts of hair , like fly's legs . Next to the breadcrumbs and splotches of red wine on the paper tablecloth , her white leather gloves were immaculate . The whole table was speaking in shouts . I ...
... pale , and on her neck there were ugly tufts of hair , like fly's legs . Next to the breadcrumbs and splotches of red wine on the paper tablecloth , her white leather gloves were immaculate . The whole table was speaking in shouts . I ...
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... pale . Once again I was feeling very sick to my stomach . I persisted nevertheless , ' What about you , Monsieur ? ' ' Oh , ' Monsieur Melou muttered , his gaze lost in the con- templation of his scrawny fingers , ' I understand your ...
... pale . Once again I was feeling very sick to my stomach . I persisted nevertheless , ' What about you , Monsieur ? ' ' Oh , ' Monsieur Melou muttered , his gaze lost in the con- templation of his scrawny fingers , ' I understand your ...
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... pale - blue cotton dress , had a thin , blanched face beneath stringy hair : she would plainly be dead in a few months . I needed to stop thinking about myself , at least for the time being . I needed to think about other people and ...
... pale - blue cotton dress , had a thin , blanched face beneath stringy hair : she would plainly be dead in a few months . I needed to stop thinking about myself , at least for the time being . I needed to think about other people and ...
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Motherly Feet | 33 |
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