Georges Bataille Pins and Buttons

Description: Georges Bataille was a French poet and novelist, but is better known as an intelectual whose philosophical, social and even economic theories had wide appeal and influenced the Western thought. One of his most famous books is La Part Maudite (The Accursed Share).

Description: Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French intellectual and literary figure working in literature, philosophy, anthropology, consumerism, sociology and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, and poetry, explored such subjects as erotism, mysticism, surrealism, and transgression. His work would prove influential on subsequent schools of philosophy and social theory, including poststructuralism.