num_pages: 127
description: A classic of French Surrealism, Georges Bataille's first novel is widely regarded as the erotic masterpiece of this century. It appears here together with two illuminating essays: Susan Sontag's study of the literature of sex, 'The Pornographic Imagination', and Roland Barthes' critical essay on the text, 'The Metaphor of the Eye'.
language: English
title: Story of the Eye
titlecomplete: Story of the Eye
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Novels, Philosophy, France, Erotica, Horror, Fiction, French Literature
ratings_count: 20543
publisher: Penguin Books (UK)