by HarryMathews (Translator), Georges Bataille (Author)
Set against the backdrop of Europe's slide into Fascism, this title provides an account of depravity and violence. Exploring the dark forces beneath the surface of civilization, it is torn between identifying with history's victims and being seduced by the monstrous glamour of its terrible victors.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 07 Jun 2012
ISBN 10: 0141195541
ISBN 13: 9780141195544