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In what Gear magazine deemed a "rich and fascinating portrait of sex in America," Eurydice gives us a frontline report on the reality of sex life in the United States -- from "fringe" sexual behavior and sex-on-the-Net to how and why sex has changed from a private activity to a public display.
With an extraordinary talent for evoking a scene, Eurydice plumbs the strange worlds of cross-dressing conferences, supersized strip emporiums, and sadomasochist gathering spots. She records the surprising sexual adventures of ordinary Americans and introduces such unlikely characters as a former IBM executive who has been cross-dressing since age twelve and a dental assistant who has won fame as a porn star on the Web. Part reportage, part analysis, and part memoir, Satyricon USA is an unforgettable reading experience, catching a society in the throes of redefining its sexual mores.
With an extraordinary talent for evoking a scene, Eurydice plumbs the strange worlds of cross-dressing conferences, supersized strip emporiums, and sadomasochist gathering spots. She records the surprising sexual adventures of ordinary Americans and introduces such unlikely characters as a former IBM executive who has been cross-dressing since age twelve and a dental assistant who has won fame as a porn star on the Web. Part reportage, part analysis, and part memoir, Satyricon USA is an unforgettable reading experience, catching a society in the throes of redefining its sexual mores.
Product Details
Publisher | Touchstone |
Publish Date | April 11, 2000 |
Pages | 256 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780684862491 |
Dimensions | 215.9 X 139.7 X 18.8 mm | 277.1 g |
About the Author
Eurydice is the author of F/32, a novel that won a national fiction contest before its publication and has been translated into several languages. She writes a monthly sex column for Gear magazine, and her non-fiction has appeared in Spin, Harper’s, and other national magazines. She lives in Miami, New York City, and Crete, Greece.
Reviews
Sudip Bose The Washington Post Book World A fascinating and though-provoking...guide...through this dark, foreboding underworld.
Francine Prose The New York Observer An erudite and astute "road tour" of the far frontier of state-of-the-art American sexuality.
Emily Jenkins The Village Voice Literary Supplement Extraordinary and arousing....A book...to read aloud between the sheets.
Francine Prose The New York Observer An erudite and astute "road tour" of the far frontier of state-of-the-art American sexuality.
Emily Jenkins The Village Voice Literary Supplement Extraordinary and arousing....A book...to read aloud between the sheets.
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