Georges Bataille

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Blue of Noon This book by the philosophical theorist and member of the Surrealist movement Georges Bataille takes us on a nihilistic journey through sexual depravity and ecstasy during the rise of Fascism before the second world war. In the words of Will Self, in the Introduction, Blue of Noon is a novel that is as driven as a car whose driver has lost control. Troppmann the protagonist drinks to severe excess, womanises and is on the verge of despair. His wife D...	View these reviews in summary mode Georges Bataille Message Board 1/5/2005 3:31:00 PM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Bataille has written!