An impassionate and fearless study of Georges Bataille which goes beyond analysis and criticism to actually engage with him.

An important literary and philosophical figure, Georges Bataille has had a significant influence on other French writers, such as Foucault, Derrida and Baudrillard. The Thirst for Annihilation is the first book in English to respond to Bataille's writings. In no way, though, is Nick Land's book an attempt to appropriate Bataille's writings to a secular intelligibility or to co...(展开全部)

In the autumn of 1924, two young men met in Paris for the first time. Georges Bataille was just 27 and had recently started working at the Bibliotheque nationale. Michel Leiris, 23, was beginning his studies in ethnology. They discussed the idea of founding a movement which would displace Dada and of launching a magazine based in a brothel. Instead, within a few months, they bo...(展开全部)

In the autumn of 1924, two young men met in Paris for the first time. Georges Bataille was just 27 and had recently started working at the Bibliotheque nationale. Michel Leiris, 23, was beginning his studies in ethnology. They discussed the idea of founding a movement which would displace Dada and of launching a magazine based in a brothel. Instead, within a few months, they bo...(展开全部)

After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father-in-law's house, where she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon she finds herself in love with the young servant Saburo. Tormented by his indifference, yet invigorated by her desire, she makes her move, with catastrophic consequences.

After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father-in-law's house, where she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon she finds herself in love with the young servant Saburo. Tormented by his indifference, yet invigorated by her desire, she makes her move, with catastrophic consequences.

Divided into three parts - history, theory and praxis - this book examines the relationship between nihilism and postmodernism in relation to the sublime. Arguing against the simplistic division in literary criticism between nihilism and the sublime, the book demonstrates that both are clearly implicated with the Enlightenment. Postmodernism, as a product of Enlightenment, is t...(展开全部)

杰夫·范德米尔，美国科幻文学的中坚力量，拥有一连串的科幻文学的荣誉。在创作《遗落的南境》三部曲之前，范德米尔的长中篇《马丁湖的转变》获得了2000年的世界奇幻奖，而他的长篇《芬奇探案记》获得美国星云奖和世界奇幻奖提名，他的非虚构类作品《惊奇之书》获得轨迹奖和英伦科幻奖，并有雨果奖和世界奇幻奖提名。他主编的《海底巨兽3》和《怪谭》都曾赢得世界奇幻奖的最佳选集奖。

杰夫·范德米尔，美国科幻文学的中坚力量，拥有一连串的科幻文学的荣誉。在创作《遗落的南境》三部曲之前，范德米尔的长中篇《马丁湖的转变》获得了2000年的世界奇幻奖，而他的长篇《芬奇探案记》获得美国星云奖和世界奇幻奖提名，他的非虚构类作品《惊奇之书》获得轨迹奖和英伦科幻奖，并有雨果奖和世界奇幻奖提名。他主编的《海底巨兽3》和《怪谭》都曾赢得世界奇幻奖的最佳选集奖。