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In Praise of the Backside
Mega Square In Praise of the Backside celebrates the most sensual part of the female body. The insightful text by expert Hans-Jürgen Döpp discusses the backside as a feature that stands for both powerful eroticism and supple femininity, seducing famous artists from every genre. This title is sure to entice and delight a wide audience with its lively, provocative images.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2002
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November 24, 2021
A sophisticated and poetic buttocks-related work of art and philosophy.
“I know a girl who has a lovely mouth,
And lovely round cheeks...
And something else round as well,
That I never grow weary of gazing on”
—Göthe
November 10, 2019
What a brilliant book!
October 15, 2010
This book is permanently on display on my coffee table.
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November 30, 2016"Beauty for some provides escape
who gain a happiness in eyeing
the gorgeous buttocks of the ape
or autumn sunsets, exquisitely dying."
who gain a happiness in eyeing
the gorgeous buttocks of the ape
or autumn sunsets, exquisitely dying."
October 3, 2021
A curiosity I read in a bath.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews