Georges Bataille

Sep 10, 1897 - Jul 9, 1962

Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille was a French philosopher and intellectual working in philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, consumerism, 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.
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“I believe that truth has only one face: that of a violent contradiction.”

Georges Bataille
Sep 10, 1897 - Jul 9, 1962
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