My Mother, Madame Edwarda and the Dead Man cover

My Mother, Madame Edwarda and the Dead Man

by Georges Bataille

These three short pieces of erotic prose fuse elements of sex and spirituality in a highly personal vision of the flesh. The book contains Bataille's own introductions as well as essays by Yukio Mishima and Ken Hollings.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?