by André Pieyre de Mandiargues · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788472233126
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Dive into the provocative novel by André Pieyre de Mandiargues, 'The Englishman Described in a Closed Castle'. Originally published under a pseudonym, this work explores the sexual attraction to pain and cruelty with a distant elegance, parodying the French novels of the 18th and 19th centuries. The story follows Sir Horatio Mountarse, an eccentric English lord who locks himself in a castle dedicated to the rituals of pleasure, inviting his friend to a chilling experience where 'Eros is a black god'. A bold exploration of sensuality and the limits of desire.
André Pieyre de Mandiargues was a French writer born in Paris. He became an associate of the Surrealists and married the Italian painter Bona Tibertelli de Pisis. He was a particularly close friend of the painter Leonor Fini.
