by Pierre Louys · Agata · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788482380193
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«Afrodita» is the erotic novel by Pierre Louÿs, published by Agata in paperback (232 pages, in Spanish).
In first-century BC Alexandria, the sculptor Demetrios becomes obsessed with the courtesan Chrysis. To win her, he must deliver three valuable objects, a challenge that drags him into committing several crimes. Love, eroticism and obsession intertwine in the Hellenistic setting.
Original novel: «Aphrodite. Mœurs Antiques» (1896). This Spanish edition was published in 1995.
Will appeal to readers of historical and romantic fiction, and to those seeking classics of nineteenth-century French erotic literature.
Pierre-Félix Louÿs was a Belgian poet and writer, most renowned for lesbian and classical themes in some of his writings. He is known as a writer who sought to "express pagan sensuality with stylistic perfection". He was made first a Chevalier and then an Officer of the Légion d'honneur for his contributions to French literature.
