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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Page 70
... told me that you , on the other hand , had severely mistreated her - verbally – ' ' She told you that ? ' " ' But she doesn't hold it against you . ' ' Just don't keep telling me that she's been to the Criolla . Lazare at the Criolla ...
... told me that you , on the other hand , had severely mistreated her - verbally – ' ' She told you that ? ' " ' But she doesn't hold it against you . ' ' Just don't keep telling me that she's been to the Criolla . Lazare at the Criolla ...
Page 90
... told me how he felt : ' Let me explain why we shouldn't attack the prison . There's no point to it . If Lazare wants to take the prison by surprise , it's not because it's useful but because it suits her ideas . Lazare is revolted by ...
... told me how he felt : ' Let me explain why we shouldn't attack the prison . There's no point to it . If Lazare wants to take the prison by surprise , it's not because it's useful but because it suits her ideas . Lazare is revolted by ...
Page 108
... told me , " The pain made me happy . ' No sooner had she spoken than the hands that had reached out for me pushed me to one side . But never since our first meeting had she spoken to me in this way . I got up . I went into the bathroom ...
... told me , " The pain made me happy . ' No sooner had she spoken than the hands that had reached out for me pushed me to one side . But never since our first meeting had she spoken to me in this way . I got up . I went into the bathroom ...
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