Witches' sabbath /
A candid memoir that caused a scandal when published in Paris as "Le Sabbat" after W2. Maurice Sachs (1906-1945), a dashing "brigand" who wrote this in 1939, knew everybody who was anybody in French cultural circles -- Gide, Cocteau, Picasso, Sartre, Malraux, etc. Born a Jew, he...
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New York :
Stein and Day,
[1964]
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| Summary: | A candid memoir that caused a scandal when published in Paris as "Le Sabbat" after W2. Maurice Sachs (1906-1945), a dashing "brigand" who wrote this in 1939, knew everybody who was anybody in French cultural circles -- Gide, Cocteau, Picasso, Sartre, Malraux, etc. Born a Jew, he converted to Catholicism, then married a Presbyterian and reportedly dabbled dangerously with the Gestapo, which arrested and killed him near war's end. An enigma, his unusual life included thievery, alcoholism, drugs and passionate gay affairs. He was on the edit board of Nouvelle Revue Francaise. Until luck ran out, his wit and charm saved him. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | 315 pages 25 cm |