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In 1907 Guillaume Apollinaire, one of the most original and influential poets of the twentieth century, turned his hand to the novel. He produced two books for the clandestine market. The finer of these was Les Onze Mille Verges. One of the most masterful and hilarious erotic novels of all time, it was once owlishly pronounced by Picasso to be Apollinaire's masterpiece.
For nearly seventy years this novel remained a legend. In 1973 the definitive version was published in France, on which edition The Times Literary Supplement commented: 'The rutting is non-stop. Who else would have turned a twosome into a foursome by the arrival of two randy burglars? Even when turning his hand to a dirty novel, Apollinaire was very much Apollinaire.'
For nearly seventy years this novel remained a legend. In 1973 the definitive version was published in France, on which edition The Times Literary Supplement commented: 'The rutting is non-stop. Who else would have turned a twosome into a foursome by the arrival of two randy burglars? Even when turning his hand to a dirty novel, Apollinaire was very much Apollinaire.'
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- PublisherOwen
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0720601746
- ISBN 13 9780720601749
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages127
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Les Onze Mille Verges
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: Peter Owen Limited, 1976. First British Commonwealth Edition, VG/VG. In English. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Faint gutter separation on the title and page 127, but the pages are secure. Decorated endpapers. The dust jacket is unclipped (£ 4.75) with rubbing, sunning to the spine and light shelf wear. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 127 pages. 5½ x 8½" tall. Translated by Nina Rootes; introduction by Richard N. Coe. In 1907 Guillaume Apollinaire, one of the most original and influential poets of the twentieth century, turned his hand to the novel. He produced two books for the clandestine market. The finer of these was ?Les Onze Mille Verges? (Eleven Thousand Virgins). One of the most masterful and hilarious erotic novels of all time, it was once owlishly pronounced by Picasso to be Apollinaire's masterpiece. The title contains a play on the Catholic veneration of the "Eleven Thousand Virgins", the martyred companions of Saint Ursula, replacing the word vierge (virgin) with verge (rod) due to a slip of the tongue by the protagonist and as an omen of his fate. Seller Inventory # 10460
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