About this title: Against the backdrop of Facist Europe, the novel's narrator hastens despairingly from city to city in a sexual and mental nightmare - his internal collapse mirroring the fighting on the streets. Will he identify with history's victims or be seduced by the glamour of its terrible victors?
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 2002-05-01
ISBN-13:9780714530734ISBN:0714530735
Description: Like New. Like New. Book is in excellent condition, had only one previous owner. Free tracking # included! International buyers are welcome. We ship every business day. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Marion Boyars
Date Published: 2002-06-01
ISBN-13:9780714530734ISBN:0714530735
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780714530734. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780714530734ISBN:0714530735
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Urizen Books, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780893960049ISBN:0893960047
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. No printing listed. Minimal edgewear on dj, tiny fray on bottom fore edge of back cover, light sunning on edges of cover, minimal curling on 15 pages, else fine. Text in English, French. 155 p.; 23 cm. Translation of: Le bleu du ciel. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Paladin
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780586086247ISBN:0586086242
Description: Collectible; Very Good. VG-1ST IMPRESSION 1988 PALADIN PAPERBACK, EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL COVER PHOTO BY PATRICK CHRISTOPHER FROM 'OF THEM THAT SLEPT' BY ROBERTA GRAHAM AND KEN HOLLINGS. SMALL FRONT CORNER CREASE BUT INNERS UNMARKED. HIGHLY DESIRABLE 1ST EDITION PAPERBACK. IMMEDIATE 1st Class/Airmail dispatch fromUK ARTS/EUROPEAN LIT COLLECTION. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Marion Boyars, London
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780714526836ISBN:0714526835
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. "THE WRITING is superlative...daringly imaginative, intended only for those awake and aware of the possibilities of excess-in literature and in life. Along with Celine and Breton, Bataille writes as if he were dropping a bomb; in a foreflash, he creates a world of demented, funereal sexuality. "-Detroit Free Press.155pp. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grafton
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780586086247ISBN:0586086242
Description: Very Good. VG-1ST IMPRESSION 1988 PALADIN PAPERBACK, EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL COVER PHOTO BY PATRICK CHRISTOPHER FROM 'OF THEM THAT SLEPT' BY ROBERTA GRAHAM AND KEN HOLLINGS. SMALL FRONT CORNER CREASE BUT INNERS UNMARKED. HIGHLY DESIRABLE 1ST EDITION PAPERBACK. IMMEDIATE 1st Class/Airmail dispatch fromUK ARTS/EUROPEAN LIT COLLECTION ~~Please browse our Alibris storefront for more related items, combined postage available. Alibris UK Featured Seller 2009~~ read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780714530734ISBN:0714530735
Description: Very Good. VG-1ST IMPRESSION 1988 PALADIN PAPERBACK, EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL COVER PHOTO BY PATRICK CHRISTOPHER FROM 'OF THEM THAT SLEPT' BY ROBERTA GRAHAM AND KEN HOLLINGS. SMALL FRONT CORNER CREASE BUT INNERS UNMARKED. HIGHLY DESIRABLE 1ST EDITION PAPERBACK. IMMEDIATE 1st Class/Airmail dispatch fromUK ARTS/EUROPEAN LIT COLLECTION ~~Please browse our Alibris storefront for more related items, combined postage available. Alibris UK Featured Seller 2009~~ read more
Description: Very Good. 0893960047 First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. NOT marked. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. NOT faded. NOT a b/c. NOT an XL. Slight yellowing of DJ and light foxing on top edge of pages but otherwise a beautiful copy. All of our dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective book jacket covers. read more
Edition: FIRST EDITION
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: URIZEN BOOKS, NEW YORK NY
Date Published: PUB 1978
ISBN-13:9780893960049ISBN:0893960047
Description: FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN FRANCE IN 1957 THIS FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IS TRANSLATED BY HARRY MATHEWS. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A PREVIOUS OWNER'S SIGNATURE AND DATE AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER AND A HINT OF FOXING TO THE EDGES OF THE TEXT BLOCK. D.J. IS ABOUT FINE WITH A TINY TEAR AT THE TOP OF THE REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780714528502ISBN:0714528501
Description: Acceptable. The copies are used. All copies in readable condtion may show signs of wear and folds at corners. Item is a readable copy with some highlighting or ink throughout the book. The binding and pages may show signs of edges curled. The book may be a library copy. Thank You for shopping with Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana. Your purchase supports our mission " Improving people's lives through the power of work. " read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grafton
Date Published: 21/04/1988
ISBN-13:9780586086247ISBN:0586086242
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grafton
Date Published: 21/04/1988
ISBN-13:9780586086247ISBN:0586086242
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grafton
Date Published: 21/04/1988
ISBN-13:9780586086247ISBN:0586086242
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780714530734ISBN:0714530735
Description: New. Set against the backdrop of Europe's slide into Fascism, this twentieth-century erotic classic takes the reader on a dark journey through the psyche of the pre-war French intelligentsia, torn between identification with the victims of history and the... read more
"George Bataille is a writer of world renown. His influence in philosophy and literature alike are ubiquitous. His twisted, though wonderfully composed novel, "The Blue of Noon"/"Le bleu du ciel," was originally written in his native French in 1935, though not published until 1957. He claims to have forgotten about it entirely, particularly due to the political context of its setting, and the self-same time in which he wrote it. Compared to its historical context, he felt the novel of little importance, leaving it up to his friends and colleagues to publish of their own accord and insistence. If you have a penchant for darker literature and get sentimental about Barcelona, this book will more than suffice. The imagery is stunning as the city of Barcelona is relived in its pages, and your mind, if you've been. I disagree that it is an adaptation of Don Juan, and I do not believe that it is overtly erotic. Here is a great novel from a blisteringly bright mind. Enjoy!"
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