Called "a fantastic breakthrough into the dark content of female desire" ("France-Soir"), this has become the most controversial book on sexuality since "The Story of O." Millet gives a graphic account of a life of physical gratification, and a relentlessly honest look at the consequences of sex stripped of sentiment.
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Called "a fantastic breakthrough into the dark content of female desire" ("France-Soir"), this has become the most controversial book on sexuality since "The Story of O." Millet gives a graphic account of a life of physical gratification, and a relentlessly honest look at the consequences of sex stripped of sentiment.
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine black glossy dj. First Edition. 2nd printing. Translated from the French By Adriana Hunter. A best seller in France. ". Called "a fantastic break-through into the dark content of female desire". it is a gripping remembrance of one woman's astonishingly unfettered sexual life--a life told as it was led, completely without shame, guilt, or any regrets. led an extraordinaily active and free sexual life--from al-fresco encounters in Italy to gang bangs in the Bois de Boulogne to a high-class orgy at a chic Parisian swingers' club." 209 pp.
It is infrequently that I pick up book quickly for a second reading but Catherine Millet's autobiography is one that I know I will enjoy rereading and thinking about for some time to come.
Her self-analysis is penetrating, to the point and never verbose.
It was with some surprise as I read the book I would find it extremely erotic sections. It's not as if she set out to write an erotic story of her life, or create erotic vignettes, but it is generated by the honest and revealing description.
In writing about erotic and sexual matters, a writer can be prim and prissy, or write it like a porn novel. Catherine has written using her own language, her own quirks of expression, and of course borrowed from her lovers words. All of which creates great writing but naturally only can be done once in a book of this style.
I am leaving out the genre of the very unusual books such as the collections of erotic short stories by Anais Nin, which stand as politically incorrect but very delightful gems, being few and far between in the field of erotic writing.
There are those who will murmur about her Catherine Millet's deranged behaviour and self destructive life, ignoring the fact, which she does not labour, that she holds a professional job of the first water.
She chose her personal lifestyle because it thrilled her, and while she was at many times a passive object of lust, she has her friends in the group who watch out for her interests and safety.
A surprising book that makes for parts of erotic, thoughtful, fascinating and new reading.