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Tonight at the French Institute Alliance Fran\u00e7aise, our very own Sadie Stein<\/strong> moderates a discussion called \u201cObsession & Fantasies: From the Marquis de Sade to Fifty Shades of Grey<\/em><\/a>,\u201d part of the FIAF\u2019s ongoing series on \u201cThe Art of Sex & Seduction.\u201d<\/p>\n

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At what point does a taste for the erotic go from acceptable to perverse? Learn about the impact of the notorious Marquis de Sade on contemporary culture and literature, as well as the current fascination with erotica and kinky sex.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The panelists include Toni Bentley<\/strong>, the author of The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir<\/em>; Daniel Bergner<\/strong>, the author of What Do Women Want?<\/em>; and Caroline Weber<\/strong>, a writer and professor at Barnard College. As moderator, Sadie will permit, indulge, censure, steer, and otherwise adjudicate this delicate conversation as she sees fit. Will there be titillating digressions? Psychosexual revelations? Exactly how many of the 120 Days of Sodom will be discussed? Will anyone bring a cat-o\u2019-nine-tails, and if so, will he or she use it? There\u2019s only one way to find out.<\/p>\n

The discussion begins at seven. Tickets are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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