"First published in English translation by Seagull Books, 2023"-- t.p. verso.
Georges Bataille (1897-1962) was a French thinker, writer, and critic. Among his most celebrated works are Story of the Eye and Literature and Evil. Alberto Toscano teaches and researches at Goldsmiths at the University of London and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Benjamin Noys is professor of critical theory at the University of Chichester. He is the author of several books, including Georges Bataille: A Critical Introduction. Chris Turner is a translator and writer living in Birmingham, UK. He has translated numerous books from French and German, including, for Seagull Books, titles by Jean-Paul Sartre, Roland Barthes, André Gorz, Yves Bonnefoy, and Pascal Quignard, among others.
