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Maurice Girodias (1919–1990)

Author of The Olympia Reader

11 Works 505 Members 2 Reviews

About the Author

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Works by Maurice Girodias

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Canonical name
Girodias, Maurice
Legal name
Kahane, Maurice (birth)
Birthdate
1919-04-12
Date of death
1990-07-03
Gender
male
Nationality
France
Birthplace
Paris, France
Place of death
Paris, France
Cause of death
heart attack
Places of residence
Paris, France
Occupations
publisher
editor
Relationships
Kahane, Jack (father)
Kahane, Eric (brother)
Organizations
Olympia Press (Founder)

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Reviews

a recreational short story of police duplicity and general american depravity, written with the gusto of Girodias
 
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experimentalis | May 5, 2008 |
Includes Henry Miller, J.P. Donleavy, Lawrence Durrell, Samuel Beckett, John Cleland, Genet, Sade, Burroughs, Queneau, and many others. Seven hundred pages of filth and literature.
 
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languagehat | Nov 16, 2005 |

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Richard Seaver Translator
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James Sherwood Contributor
Norman Rubington Illustrator
Marquis de Sade Contributor
Sinclair Beiles Contributor
Ataullah Mardaan Contributor
Frances Lengel Contributor
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Hamilton Drake Contributor
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Samuel Beckett Contributor
Jean Cocteau Contributor
Henry Miller Contributor
Lawrence Durrell Contributor
Georges Bataille Contributor
Jean Genet Contributor
Raymond Queneau Contributor
Marquis de Sade Contributor
Pauline Réage Contributor
J. P. Donleavy Contributor
John Cleland Contributor
Harriet Daimler Contributor
Chester Himes Contributor
Gregory Corso Contributor
Aubrey Beardsley Contributor
Frank Harris Contributor
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Paul Ableman Contributor
John Glassco Contributor
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Statistics

Works
11
Members
505
Popularity
#49,063
Rating
½ 3.6
Reviews
2
ISBNs
21
Languages
3

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