Lawrence Osborne

Broschiertes Buch

Poisoned Embrace

A Brief History of Sexual Pessimism

Beschreibung

Since the days of the Early Fathers, sex and death have formed a theological equation known as "sexual pessimism"--an aversion to the carnal which consequently elevates the virginal and the chaste. Here, Osborne gives a bracing account of how we imagine one of the most intimate aspects of our lives.

Autor

Lawrence Osborne is the author of The Forgiven, The Ballad of a Small Player, Hunters in the Dark, and six books of nonfiction. His short story "Volcano" was selected for the Best American Short Stories 2012, and he has written for the New York Times magazine, The New Yorker, New York Times Book Review, Forbes, Harper's, and several other publications. He lives in Bangkok.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780679754145
• ISBN-10: 0679754148
• Artikelnr.: 21703670