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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels
where does story of the eye stand in the overall goodness scope of bataille's work?
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Story of the Eye is great but, despite being Bataille's most famous book, it isn't his most representative. His novels and short stories are quite different from his non-fiction stuff (which I tend to prefer). Even saying that though, he's a definite case of someone you either like or don't like (be it in fiction
or non-fiction). A number of people whose opinion I greatly respect dismiss his 'philosophy' as pap. And yet I love it.
I think has very fashionable in the 80s, amidst all the body politics and sexuality stuff, but I don't think he's thought of as that big a deal now.
Aside from the various collections of his essays, his book Eroticism is probably my favourite.