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review 2019-01-13 22:36
'WHO I AM' According to Charlotte Rampling
Who I Am - Charlotte Rampling,Christophe Bataille

Charlotte Rampling is an actress who has intrigued me since the movie "Orca" - in which she starred with Richard Harris - came out in 1977. Her eyes are both mesmeric and feline. In the intervening years, I've seen a few of her movies and have learned a bit about her life. 

So, when I learned about this terse memoir from a radio interview I heard Charlotte Rampling give about it, I decided to buy it. It is a book full of reminisces and asides, as well as varied photos of Charlotte Rampling, her family, and some of the places in England and France that figured prominently for the Ramplings. 

"WHO I AM" is a book that can be easily read and enjoyed in a few hours.

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review 2015-11-20 00:00
Η λογοτεχνία και το κακό
Η λογοτεχνία και το κακό - Georges Batai... Η λογοτεχνία και το κακό - Georges Bataille,Ελένη Βαρίκα Στη συγκεκριμένη μελέτη ο Bataille, ενσωματώνοντας στο έργο του απόψεις του Sartre, αναλύει τις βασικές αρχές του έργου των Baudelaire, Blake, Sade, Proust και Genet. Με κριτική ματιά, δε διστάζει να κατακρίνει τις υφολογικές και νοηματικές πρωτοτυπίες των προαναφερθέντων, ενώ ταυτόχρονα ο διάλογος που αναπτύσσεται ανάμεσα στα όσα έχουν γραφτεί ήδη από τον Sartre και στα όσα γράφει, ως έμμεση απάντηση, ο Bataille καταδεικνύει, με έναν συναρπαστικό τρόπο, το σημείο που συγκλίνουν, ή και αποκλίνουν, δύο τόσο ενδιαφέροντες άνθρωποι του πνεύματος.
Η παρούσα έκδοση δεν περιλαμβάνει, δυστυχώς, τις μελέτες του Bataille πάνω στη λογοτεχνία της Brontë, του Michelet και του Kafka.
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quote 2014-11-17 21:56
A muchos el universo les parece honrado: las gentes honestas tienen los ojos castrados. Por eso temen la obscenidad. No sienten ninguna angustia cuando oyen el grito del gallo ni cuando se pasean bajo un cielo estrellado. Cuando se entregan "a los placeres de la carne", lo hacen a condición de que sean insípidos. 
     Pero ya desde entonces no me cabía la menor duda: no amaba lo que se llama "placeres de la carne" porque en general son siempre sosos; sólo amaba aquello que se califica de "sucio". No me satisfacía tampoco el libertinaje habitual, porque ensucia sólo el desenfreno y deja intacto, de una manera u otra, algo muy elevado y perfectamente puro. El libertinaje que yo conozco mancha no sólo mi cuerpo y mi pensamiento, sino todo lo que es posible concebir, es decir, el gran universo estrellado que juega apenas el papel de decorado.

George Bataille, Historia del ojo, trad. Margo Glantz (Fontamara: México, 2011) 77 p. 

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review 2014-08-08 12:35
The most obscene book ever
Story of the Eye - Georges Bataille,Joachim Neugroschel,Dovid Bergelson

If you felt scandalized by Fifty Shades of Grey or Wetlands you should not even consider reading this book: this is the most obscene and perverse thing I ever read. And it was published in 1928! I guess only a French writer can publish something like this and even use a style which makes the book worth reading. I can't really say I'm shocked by the book, but I'm definitely fascinated. I feel very voyeuristic right now!

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review 2014-01-23 00:00
Lettera al padre
Lettera al padre - Franz Kafka,Georges Bataille,Claudio Groff Tra le mie letture scolastiche di gennaio, oltre a Pirandello, figurava anche il signor Kafka. Devo ammettere che, in precedenza, non ho mai pensato di leggere qualche opera di questo autore: ho sempre pensato che egli fosse un po' troppo - come dire? - scolastico!

Con questa impressione, mi sono avvicinata alla lettura di "Lettera al padre" e subito ho contato le pagine. "Beh, sono pochissime pagine, dopotutto". Tutto ciò perfettamente in linea con l'atteggiamento dello studente distrutto dalle odiate letture obbligatorie.

È incredibile e sorprendente, invece, quanto abbia da insegnare questo che all'apparenza sembrerebbe un semplice "libretto"! Kafka, infatti, offre interessanti spunti di riflessione sul rapporto tra padre e figlio, un rapporto da lui vissuto in maniera conflittuosa.

Tra le righe di questa lettera datata 1919, si intravede il ritratto di un padre rigoroso, controverso e, a tratti, autoritario. Franz Kafka ricorda punizioni, frasi dispregiative e commenti sprezzanti, cercando di trovare un motivo, una spiegazione ed analizzando l'influenza che il padre ha avuto sul suo futuro, sulla sua professione e sulle sue relazioni.
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