Sex, Violence, Art, and Religion
…er actually revealed the desperation of a futile grasp for power, and someone needed to pull back the curtain on the wizard. What’s the most important take-home message for readers? Read Georges Bataille. Read a lot of Georges Bataille: his novels and his theoretical works. Read Bataille because he is an underappreciated, often overlooked author of keen, subtle ethical and political insight. Of course, this message, the one that truly drove the bo…
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