LIBRARY SHELF: Mourning Diary

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Barthes, Roland; Howard, Richard, trans. Mourning Diary: October 26, 19977—September 15, 1979; (2010) FIRST LINE: “First wedding night. But first mourning night”? LAST LINE: “Not very happy. It was an inheritance.” ICI SHELF: Current Book Project Accession #: ICI-02580 ICI HISTORY: Barthes’ Tear (2010-2014); First … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Mourning Diary

LIBRARY SHELF: Histoire de L’oeil

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Bataille, George; Histoire de L’oeil (1979) ICI Shelf: Fiction FIRST LINE: “J’ai ete eleve seul et, aussi loin que  je me le rappelle, j’etais anxieux des choses sexuelles.” LAST LINE: “Mais c’est la solitude et l’absence de sens qui la fondent.” ICI HISTORY: Last Line: Today at … Continue readingLIBRARY SHELF: Histoire de L’oeil