Emmanuelle, liv. 2: L'Antivierge

Emmanuelle #2

by Emmanuelle Arsan

French

Genres: Erotica, Fiction, Romance, Philosophy

315 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Marayat Rollet-Andriane (née Krasaesin (Thai: มารยาท กระแสสินธุ์) or Bibidh (Thai: มารยาท พิพิธวิรัชชการ; RTGS: Marayat Phiphitwiratchakan)), known by the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan, was a Thai-French novelist, best known for the novel featuring the fictional character Emmanuelle, a woman who sets out on a voyage of sexual self-discovery under varying circumstances. After her death, it was claimed that the real author of the book was her husband, diplomat Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane.

In addition to her writing career, she appeared in the movie adaptation of The Sand Pebbles (1966) and an episode of The Big Valley. Her screen name was "Marayat Andriane".

She passed away at the age of 73 in 2005. she was survived by her husband (who passed away three years later) and their two daughters.

Reviews

[okyrhoe · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting to read only in the context of contrasting the 70's pop "philosophy of sex" with contemporary female French attitudes, such as that of Catherine Millet.
The story rambles on and one loses interest quickly.

[DoctorM · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very nicely-done sequel to the first "Emmanuelle" novel. Worth it just for the scene at the embassy party and for the final scene on the beach. Again, too talky, too much facile philosophising. But...those two scenes are just stunning. A very hot read.

[André · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apesar da escrita esteticamente atraente e de um enredo bem conseguido, continuo a achar que algumas partes ficaram tão exageradas que acabaram por fazer com que a premissa principal perdesse o efeito.
É, no entanto, uma obra que conseguiu desafiar as convenções morais e religiosas da sua altura e, penso eu, do século XXI, seja isso algo positivo ou negativo.

[Aitor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Todo lo que me gustó del primer libro, ese choque contra los convencionalismos de la época, ese canto a la libertad, me aburrió en el segundo. Es una pena que no haya sido capaz de mantener el nivel.

[Greg Kerestan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Philosoporn? Pornlosophy? Socioerotica? How do you describe the genre of "Emmanuelle II," which tries to be both a trashy, titillating read and a treatise on religion, evolution and human nature? The high ambitions of the second Emmanuelle Arsan novel make it much more interesting on an intellectual level than the first volume was, but the authors (the real Arsan and her husband in collaboration) aim so high and so wild here, only a few of the bullets hit.

If nothing else, "Emmanuelle II" is a fascinating litmus test for one's own beliefs. In between all the increasingly weird sex (and weird is absolutely the word- to the point where the book ends with the invention of a bizarre new sex act that can only be described as "orgy by proxy"), the characters debate and espouse their own philosophies, some of which are traditional but many of which are extreme. As you read, you'll be nodding your head saying "okay, that's reasonable," only to see each philosophy gradually taken to its absolute extreme.

It's okay not to be religious... well, how about if the mere act of having a religious faith at all is a moral failing? Monogamous virginal coupling doesn't have to be the ideal... well, how about if the very idea of monogamy, faithfulness or waiting for the right person was an abomination and worse than cheating? It's okay to be gay or bi or fluid... but what if such a thing were essentially mandatory? Some people are prudes and need to loosen up... but what if incest, pedophilia, bestiality and necrophilia were completely acceptable, and there were no taboos at all? Sex work should be legalized and protected... or should ALL sex and relations between partners be commodified as prostitution?

I can never tell if Emmanuelle Arsan is trolling the reader, or if this kind of anything-goes libertinism was the actual ideal in the French intellectual scene. By the time the characters got to the point where they were discussing how there is no such thing as rape because there is no such thing as absence of consent, I was groaning a little. Maybe it's good that most porn is dumb, after all.

[Ikonopeiston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite respectable pornography with the necessary measure of fantasy.

[A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good porn.

[Perí]

Por curiosidad compré los libros al 2x1.
Sinceramente no me quedaron ganas de leer más.

[Meri Karvinen · Rating 1 out of 5]

bullshit

[Bill Ramsell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a total waste of time, though I found the philosophy rather absurd.

[Isuru Mahakumara · Rating 1 out of 5]

Monotonous

[Gish · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mucho mejor el primero. Este es como si lo hubieran escrito a la rápida

[Cyb Cyb · Rating 2 out of 5]

Encore et toujours des femmes qui paraissent ravies de se faire violer pour le bon plaisir des hommes... difficile à lire en 2025.

[Beverly Manring · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not not like at all. Did not even finish could not stand the rambling nowhere conversation.

[Orne · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5⭐

Este libro es simplemente increíble. Nos muestra una parte del erotismo que por lo general no se ve. Nos enseña el verdadero arte del erotismo,nos quita esa imagen errónea que se tiene de este.
Emmanuelle sin duda me encanta, pero definitivamente Jean logro cautivarme, me hubiese gustado que apareciera más.
Creo que las personas deberían de leer este libro si o si, se quitarían prejuicios, aprenderian sobre erotismo, arte y amor.
Me gustó como cambió la perspectiva de Anna María, como se fue desenvolviendo de apoco y sacándose las dudas sin temer a ser juzgada.

[Naomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aquí ya se ve la relación de pareja, y la parte que me dió más ternura es que el amigo del esposo la evita y como en un punto ella lo quiere seducir pero la moral del otro gana, y como lo platica con su esposo y que este no se hubiera molestado, para después el hecho de que consiguieran a una amante novata, y solo me imagino que Emmanuelle sería una profesora con ella.