by Roger Shattuck (Author)
In his "best achievement to date" (Harold Bloom), National Book Award- winner Roger Shattuck gives us a "deeply learned, highly intelligent, and beautifully written" (New York Times) study of human curiosity versus the taboo, from Adam and Eve to the Marquis de Sade to biotechnology research. Index.
Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 0.87 x 8.32 x 4.98 IN
Publication Date: September 15, 1997