Aphrodite: Book One
One of literature's erotic masterpieces
Vol. I Artwork by Milo Manara
Aphrodite is a masterpiece of French 19th century literature. This classical tale of sensuous love was one of the best-selling novels of its time. Published in 1896, Aphrodite made Pierre Louÿs famous and was by far his greatest success, surpassing that of his other well-know works such as The Songs of Bilitis. Conceived as a novel of the antiquity focusing on women & on light, Aphrodite lends itself naturally to illustration.
The story takes place in Alexandria in the 1st Century BC where Demetrios, a renowned artist falls in love with a courtesan, Chrysis.
She asks him to prove his love to her by committing three crimes & Demetrios agrees.
- Author
- Pierre Louÿs, Milo Manara
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 54
- Publisher
- Humanoids
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780967240107
- Genres
- erotica, comics
- Release date
- 1999
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