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<P>In a philosophical erotic narrative, an essay on poetry, and in poems Georges Bataille pursues his guiding concept, the impossible. The narrator engages in a journey, one reminiscent of the Grail quest; failing, he experiences truth. He describes a movement toward a disappearing object, the same elusive object that moved Theresa of Avila and Catherine of Siena to ecstasy.</P>

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1962

The Impossible

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This, somewhat surprisingly, remains my favorite of Bataille's "fictions." Going in order I had [re:]read Dianus & The Orestia earlier in the year, but revisiting A Story of Rats reminded me of the power Bataille's ficti...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jun 26 10:05:25 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 05:03:02 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 06:48:46 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 06:54:55 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 11 16:26:35 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 16:36:00 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Wed Jun 11 10:09:53 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 10:10:16 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 20:51:43 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:51:53 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 10:20:48 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 10:20:48 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 24 15:28:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 15:28:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 24 15:11:30 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 15:11:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 02 19:55:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 19:55:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 18 02:30:27 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 02:30:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 15:16:29 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 15:16:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 06:01:02 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 06:01:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 08:48:37 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 08:48:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 31 12:47:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:47:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 21:50:16 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 21:50:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 14:56:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 14:56:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 24 09:55:39 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 09:55:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 18:25:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 18:25:06 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 12 00:38:05 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 00:38:05 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=135450