{"product_id":"emmanuelle-ii-paperback-3","title":"Emmanuelle II - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmmanuelle Arsan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnselm Hollo\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle\u003c\/i\u003e is, alongside \u003ci\u003eStory of O\u003c\/i\u003e, a classic book of erotica and the most famous French underground novel of the late twentieth century and a work of seductive literary merit. \u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle II\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story of an unforgettable woman, a happy sensualist, whose unusual erotic experimentation explores the philosophy of sexuality in a novel of literary and philosophical merit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beautiful heroine's initiation into the ecstasies of love are here set against the exotic background of Thailand, where she easily moves from the attentions of a handsome Siamese prince at an elegant soiree to the dark ante-chamber of a Buddhist temple to learn how the vow of celibacy can be cleverly circumvented by a venerable old monk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sensual delight, \u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle II\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds, like few novels before it, in pushing the philosophy of eroticism to the frontiers of myth. This is one of the few erotic novels of ideas since Sade. Its exploration of delightful fantasy transformed into exquisite fulfillment makes this one of the finest erotic novels every published. It is as pertinent today as it was four decades ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmanuelle Arsan\u003c\/b\u003e is the pseudonym of Marayat and Louis Jacques Rollet-Andriane. \u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle\u003c\/i\u003e was initially revealed to be written by Marayat, in order to conceal the identity of her husband, a French diplomat stationed in Thailand. Several more novels were published under the Emmanuelle Arsan moniker, including \u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle II\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnselm Hollo\u003c\/b\u003e (translator)wrote more than thirty books, including the essay collection \u003ci\u003eCaws \u0026amp; Causeries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNotes on the Possibilities and Attractions of Existence: New and Selected Poems 1965-2000\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the San Francisco Poetry Center's Book Award for 2001. His translation of Pentii Saarikoski's \u003ci\u003eTrilogy\u003c\/i\u003e received the 2004 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets. He was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry, two grants from The Fund for Poetry, and the Government of Finland's Distinguished Foreign Translator's Award.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 325\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47258382926073,"sku":"9780802122360","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ar9CfaVHoG9780802122360_52728cbe-37e0-438a-ac88-5f08693756dc.webp?v=1768760058","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/emmanuelle-ii-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}