Hecate: The Adventure of Catherine Crachat: I

By Jouve, Pierre Jean|Davis, Lydia
Hecate: The Adventure of Catherine Crachat: I

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Authors: Jouve, Pierre Jean|Davis, Lydia
Copyright: 1997
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9780810160385
ISBN10: 0810160382
Page Count: 145
Dimensions: 6.03x0.77x9.11
Publisher: Marlboro Press
Jacket Notes: First published as companion volumes in France, Pierre Jean Jouve's novels Hecate and Vagadu trace the carnal and emotional liaisons of Catherine Crachat, a Parisian actress. Hecate recounts the debaucheries and betrayals of a vicious love triangle: Catherine Crachat and her young lover, Pierre Indemini, part ways in Paris, only to be drawn separately to Vienna and into the web of lust and intrigue cast by the Baroness Fanny Felicitas Hohenstein. Desired both by Fanny and by Pierre, Catherine must choose between joining in the threesome that Fanny is cultivating, or losing both friend and former lover. The deaths of Pierre and of Fanny force Catherine to explore the intersection of love, hatred, and spiritual striving which threatens her very identity.

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Novel about the carnal & emotional liasisons of a Parisian actress.

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A masterpiece of erotic fiction and psychological study, Hecate is the first of two novels tracing the carnal and emotional liaisons of Catherine Crachat, a Parisian actress.

Hecate recounts the debaucheries and betrayals of a vicious love triangle: Catherine and her young lover, Pierre, part ways in Paris, onto be drawn separately to Vienna and into a web of lust and intrigue spun by the Baroness Fanny Felicitas Hohenstein. Desired by both Fanny and Pierre, Catherine must choose between joining the threesome, or losing both friend and former lover. When Fanny and Pierre die, however, she is forced to explore the intersection of love, hatred, and spiritual striving that threaten her very identity.
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