{"product_id":"dirty-books-erotic-fiction-and-the-avant-garde-in-mid-century-paris-and-new-york-paperback","title":"Dirty Books: Erotic Fiction and the Avant-Garde in Mid-Century Paris and New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Reay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNina Attwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate history of the pornographic publisher behind some of the greatest works of the twentieth-century avant-garde.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the 1930s to the 1970s, in New York and in Paris, daring publishers and writers were producing banned pornographic literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors of the books were young, impecunious writers, poets and artists. Most of them wrote to survive, but some relished the freedom to experiment that anonymity provided - men writing as women, women writing as men - and some, such as Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller, went on to become influential figures in modernist literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDirty books\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of these writers and their remarkable publishers: Jack Kahane of Obelisk Press and his son Maurice Girodias of Olympia Press, whose catalogue and repertoire anticipated that of the more famous US publisher Grove Press.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 1930s to the 1970s, in New York and in Paris, daring publishers and writers were producing banned pornographic literature. The books were written by young, impecunious writers, poets, and artists, many anonymously. Most of these pornographers wrote to survive, but some also relished the freedom to experiment that anonymity provided - men writing as women, and women writing as men - and some (Ana?s Nin, Henry Miller) went on to become influential figures in modernist literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirty books \u003c\/i\u003etells the stories of these authors and their remarkable publishers: Jack Kahane of Obelisk Press and his son Maurice Girodias of Olympia Press, whose catalogue and repertoire anticipated that of the more famous US publisher Grove Press. It offers a humorous and vivid snapshot of a fascinating moment in pornographic and literary history, uncovering a hidden, earlier history of the sexual revolution, when the profits made from erotica helped launch the careers of literary cult figures.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Attwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Prostitute's Body\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and a co-author of \u003ci\u003eSex Addiction: A Critical History\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Reay\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSex in the Archives \u003c\/i\u003e(2019) and \u003ci\u003eTrans America\u003c\/i\u003e (2020)\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48953503416422,"sku":"9781526181466","price":28.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/w6iWexuIx09781526181466.webp?v=1790459506","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dirty-books-erotic-fiction-and-the-avant-garde-in-mid-century-paris-and-new-york-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}