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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 . The story takes place in Alexandria in the 1st Century BCE 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 and Demetrios agrees.
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Aphrodite, Pierre Louÿs, Milo Manara
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- Released
- 1933
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- Title
- Aphrodite
- Subtitle
- Das Meisterwerk der erotischen Literatur von Pierre Louys
- Language
- German
- Authors
- Pierre Louÿs, Milo Manara
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Released
- 1933
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 54
- ISBN10
- 3933388473
- ISBN13
- 9783933388476
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, World Literature
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- 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 . The story takes place in Alexandria in the 1st Century BCE 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 and Demetrios agrees.