Story Of The Eye Pdf [2021] | Georges Bataille

Bataille, a philosopher and sociologist, was obsessed with the boundaries between the sacred and the profane. In this novel, extreme eroticism is used to break all social, moral, and religious taboos.

Begin by checking the Internet Archive for the French public domain version. For English readers, purchase the City Lights edition (Ebook) to get the pristine Wainhouse translation. Open your PDF, pour a strong drink, and accept that you will not close the book the same person you were when you opened it. georges bataille story of the eye pdf

Upon its clandestine release in 1928, the book shocked a Paris already familiar with surrealist excess. It was so scandalous that Bataille himself hid behind the pseudonym "Lord Auch"—literally "Lord to the shithouse"—a vulgar dismissal of authority. Bataille, a philosopher and sociologist, was obsessed with