One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed
"Catherine Millet can go put her clothes on. The young Sicilian Melissa P. has become an extraordinary literary phenomenon in Italy. Melissa's diary in which this school-girl from Catania narrates her erotic experiences is outselling Harry Potter . . . A real literary talent."-Les EchosCien...
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"Catherine Millet can go put her clothes on. The young Sicilian Melissa P. has become an extraordinary literary phenomenon in Italy. Melissa's diary in which this school-girl from Catania narrates her erotic experiences is outselling Harry Potter . . . A real literary talent."-Les EchosCien Golpes is the fictional diary of Melissa P., a Sicilian teenager who embarks on a quest for love only to find intense sexual experiences. Told with frankness and lyricism, mixing the coming-of-age novel with Gothic romance, Melissa P.'s narrative is a frustrated search for love in a pornographic world.Born in Catania, Melissa P. lives in the village of Aci Castello in Sicily. She is now 18 years old and about to leave high school.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781852428662 (185242866X)
ASIN: 185242866X
Publish date: September 26th 2004
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Adult Fiction,
Romance,
Erotica,
Adult,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Sexuality,
Relationships,
Italian Literature
Letto in poche ore, costretta a letto a causa dell'influenza.. che dire? Scrivere una recensione su un libro tanto famoso è quasi inutile, penso sia già stato detto tutto, ma d'altronde perché non dire anche la mia? Brevemente: dopo aver sentito parlare per anni di questo diario autobiografico (o al...
Ma come si può pubblicare un libro brutto come questo e poi volerci anche far credere che l'autrice ha scritto cose realmente accadute!
This book wasn't erotic just an uncomfortable read. It is horribly overwritten and the "erotic" encounters told in such a detached way that they're not at all sexy. This is a story about a young girl who needs some serious psychological help. She seems to purposely choose sexual partners who will ne...
Beh, ci sarebbero MOLTE cose da dire, ma dirò solamente che l'ho letto quando avevo 17/18 anni e l'ho considerato un libro umoristico.. è decisamente uno dei libri che non riprenderò più in mano.