A Sentimental Novel
by Alain Robbe-Grillet
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Pub Date May 06 2014 | Archive Date May 20 2014
Columbia University Press | Dalkey Archive Press
Description
In France, Alain Robbe-Grillet's final novel was sold in shrink-wrap, labeled with a sticker warning readers that this perverse fairy tale might offend certain sensibilities. It tells the story of Gigi, also known as Djinn, who is being schooled by her father to be a perfect slave and mistress. Running the gamut of unacceptable subject matter from incest to torture, this book abounds with vignettes that explore taboos and their representation in fiction, from the Brothers Grimm to the Marquis de Sade. It is titillating and disgusting, the work of a dirty old man or brilliant agent provocateur--or both.
Advance Praise
“This isn’t literature, this is masturbation!” —Alain Robbe-Grillet
“What constitutes pornography is very much in the eye of the beholder, but there is little doubt that this is an openly and joyfully pornographic book, in that it turns into an unbound celebration of deviancy at its most explicit and imaginative.” —The Guardian
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781628970067 |
| PRICE | $13.95 (USD) |
