Georges Bataille was a philosopher, writer, librarian, pornographer and a founder of the influential journals Critique and "Acephale." He has had an enormous impact on contemporary thought, influencing such writers as Barthes, Baudrillard, Derrida, Foucault and Sontag. Many of his books, including the notorious "Story of the Eye" and the fascinating "The Accursed Share," are modern classics.
In this acclaimed intellectual biography, Michel Surya gives a detailed and insightful account of Bataille s work against the backdrop of his life his troubled childhood, his difficult relationship...