Today the Book Club continues its series around these works which have marked the history of publishing, for one reason or another and bring together a fascinated community around them. In 1959, appeared clandestinely Emmanuellean erotic novel circulating under the counters of bookstores and undercover, split into two volumes and defying the youth protection law and the censorship commissions in force at the time which will eventually catch up with it. All advertising on the book was banned in 1968, and the work was covered up by the also cult film released in 1974. On the occasion of a new film adaptation, we talk about the source novel in the company of Emma Becker and Camille Moreau.
The book of C Amille Moreau Emmanuelle Arsan, biography of a pseudonym was published by La Musardine. As for Emma Becker her latest book Pretty evil was published by Albin Michel.
Eroticism is an indefinable practice
“What I find interesting is that eroticism is a practice, and we cannot give a definition. As Lou Andreas Salomé said, we will only be able to define eroticism when all men have fucked in every way possible, which will never happen Eroticism is something that is in motion and that we constantly reinvent. For example, every time two lovers meet, something happens. something of the order of the definition of eroticism, it is not limited to enjoyment, it is not limited to penetration, it is much broader: in fact, it encompasses all of life.” Camille Moreau
Cristina@horizonetinfini’s question about “Emmanuelle”: “I read Emmanuel at 16. I intended to read an eminently erotic, pornographic text, and I was disturbed because I discovered an initiatory book. I discovered the lesson of a woman, a voice strong who spoke of erudition, of knowledge. Camille Moreau, you are a specialist in erotic and women’s literature. Today, I reread Emmanuel, after discovering your work. You tell us about Emmanuel Maraïa. very intrigued, and you say that, the more she learns, the more she is free, the more she discovers the pleasure there is to know. So I want to ask you if the word pleasure would not be central? wouldn’t this book be the book of all pleasures and also of the pleasure of words?”
The great game of musical pages
Today we owe the find to Elie @eliepch_. This is an extract from the book In my room by Guillaume Dustan (P.O.L)
Musical references
Jungle, Let’s Go Back
Mary Lattimore, Until we meet again
Inselberg, Opaline
Debris, Mining
Propaganda, Duel
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