Georges Bataille

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Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (; French: [ʒɔʁʒ(ə) batɑj]; 10 September 1897 – 8 July 1962) was a French intellectual working in philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, and poetry, explored such subjects as eroticism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression.

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