{"product_id":"sabbat-paperback","title":"Sabbat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHélène Picard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Stableford\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSidonie-Gabrielle Colette\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSabbat\u003c\/em\u003e, by Hélène Picard (1873-1945), first published in 1923, is one of the most forthright contributions to the rich French tradition of \"literary Satanism.\" It was issued as part of a \"Collection Colette,\" and is dedicated to Colette, who also provided the preface, the brief text of which implies strongly that the book was commissioned by her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeing Satan emerging from a poppy and accepting him as her poetic savior, Picard sets forth in this series of interlocked prose-poems to unpack the notion of Satanism and specify its real implications, with a surreal flamboyance that is typically \"decadent\" and which Baudelaire would surely have understood and approved of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough exceedingly obscure, \u003cem\u003eSabbat\u003c\/em\u003e, here presented for the first time in English, in a fine translation by Brian Stableford, is a very intriguing work, of considerable importance as a late addition to the canon of Decadent literature, which deserves to be much more widely read and appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718914314303,"sku":"9781645251101","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/836b549da53697a4eb500d98e490d863.webp?v=1765083716","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sabbat-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}