{"product_id":"emmanuelle-ii-9780802122360","title":"Emmanuelle II","description":"\u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle\u003c\/i\u003e is, alongside \u003ci\u003eStory of O\u003c\/i\u003e, a classic book of erotica and the most famous French underground novel of the late twentieth century and a work of seductive literary merit. \u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle II\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story of an unforgettable woman, a happy sensualist, whose unusual erotic experimentation explores the philosophy of sexuality in a novel of literary and philosophical merit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe beautiful heroine's initiation into the ecstasies of love are here set against the exotic background of Thailand, where she easily moves from the attentions of a handsome Siamese prince at an elegant soiree to the dark ante-chamber of a Buddhist temple to learn how the vow of celibacy can be cleverly circumvented by a venerable old monk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sensual delight, \u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle II\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds, like few novels before it, in pushing the philosophy of eroticism to the frontiers of myth. This is one of the few erotic novels of ideas since Sade. Its exploration of delightful fantasy transformed into exquisite fulfillment makes this one of the finest erotic novels every published. It is as pertinent today as it was four decades ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802122360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Emmanuelle Arsan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643384328348,"sku":"9780802122360","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_38cb0d7a-cf54-45f9-908d-47a07d87dd8e.jpg?v=1603856522","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/emmanuelle-ii-9780802122360","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}