The Child of Pleasure

The Child of Pleasure

Originally published in 1889, this work's protagonist Andrea Sperelli introduced the Italian culture to aestheticism and a taste for decadence. The young count seeks beauty, despises the bourgeois world, and rejects the basic rules of morality and social interaction. His corruption is evident in his sadistic superimposing of two women.
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Joshua Line@fictionjunky
3 stars
Dec 22, 2023