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tears of eros
out of print, 1981.
translated by peter connor.
this book has been described as "the culmination of george bataille's inquiries into the relationship between violence and the sacred." considering figures like "giles de rais, erzebet bathory, the marquis de sade, el greco, gustave moreau, andre breton, voodoo practitioners, and chinese torture victims, bataille reveals their common obsession: death."
san francisco: city lights books. isbn: 978-0-87286-222-7. 213 pages. 7 x 8". softcover. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: light shelfwear throughout. very good +. Item #1037
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