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An authoritative account of the life and work of Bataille

About the Author

Michel Surya is a writer, philosopher, editor and director of the journal Lignes. The French edition of his book Georges Bataille was awarded the Prix Goncourt for biography.

Reviews

Such is Surya's intimacy with this material that each of his short, thoughtful chapters could serve as an introductory essay on Bataille.
*The Independent*