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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Then two girls came along , and one of them , confronted with the threat of the
raised belt , turned on me . She insulted me and spat her contempt in my face .
She was really pretty – blonde , with strong patrician features . She turned her
back ...
Then two girls came along , and one of them , confronted with the threat of the
raised belt , turned on me . She insulted me and spat her contempt in my face .
She was really pretty – blonde , with strong patrician features . She turned her
back ...
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( The others were the Catalans and the Generalitat of Barcelona . ) They were
shooting on Calle Fernando : that was right next to us . A wild salvo shook the air
. Dorothea went over to one of the windows . I turned round . Shouting , I said to
her ...
( The others were the Catalans and the Generalitat of Barcelona . ) They were
shooting on Calle Fernando : that was right next to us . A wild salvo shook the air
. Dorothea went over to one of the windows . I turned round . Shouting , I said to
her ...
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She rolled over and turned her back to me . She then said , ' You ought to go
away . It would be better now if I stayed by myself . ' ' If you ' d like it better , I can
go out . ' ' You want to get yourself killed . ' ' Why ? Rifles don ' t kill much of
anyone .
She rolled over and turned her back to me . She then said , ' You ought to go
away . It would be better now if I stayed by myself . ' ' If you ' d like it better , I can
go out . ' ' You want to get yourself killed . ' ' Why ? Rifles don ' t kill much of
anyone .
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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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