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The Double Flame: Love and Eroticism (Paperback)

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In this series of essays Paz explores the intimate connection between sex, eroticism, and love in literature throughout the ages. Rich in scope, The Double Flame examines everything from taboo to repression, Carnival to Lent, Sade to Freud, original sin to artificial intelligence. “Brimming with insight, thoughtfulness, and sincerity” (Kirkus Reviews). Translated by Helen Lane.

About the Author


Octavio Paz was born in 1914 and died in 1998. The author of eighteen books, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990.


Product Details
ISBN: 9780156003650
ISBN-10: 0156003651
Publisher: Ecco
Publication Date: June 1st, 1996
Pages: 288
Language: English

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