"One of the most original and unsettling of those thinkers who, in the wake of Sade and Nietzsche, have confronted the possibility of thought in a world that has lost its myth of transcendence."
–Peter Brooks, New York Times Book Review "Bataille has survived the death of God."
–Jean-Paul Sartre "Richardson's readable and accurate translations are carefully annotated, making this a useful collection for English readers."
–Library Journal "The book is never less than fascinating and reveals Bataille as a wit as well as a thinker."
–Times Higher Education Supplement "An illuminating historical document."
–Literary Review "Challenging and terrifying."
–Radical Philosophy