The Mammoth Book of International Erotica (Mammoth Books) [Paperback]

Maxim Jakubowski (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mammoth Books | Publication Date: August 8, 1996

Here in one marvellous volume, is the cream of erotic writing from all the corners of the globe. Maxim Jakubowski has gathered together unexpurgated delights, new and unpublished gems, and classic masterpieces seldom seen before.

Come play in a garden of exotic and erotic writing, with origins ranging from France and Germany to Japan and New Zealand, from Russia to the United States and Canada.

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About the Author

Maxim Jakubowski’s other Mammoth anthologies include the Best New Erotica series, Erotic Photography, Erotic Women in Photographs, Historical Erotica and New Erotica.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf (August 8, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786703733
• ISBN-13: 978-0786703739
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,349,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too many sex-negative stories, August 10, 1999

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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of International Erotica (Mammoth Books) (Paperback)

Most of the stories in this volume are clever, well-written, and fashionably postmodern. But that doesn't make them sexy! Story after story, I kept feeling that many of these authors just plain don't like sex. A few stories are fun and sexy, but these are very rare. The book has sex galore, but very little of it is what I'd call erotic.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A smorgasboard of eroticsim for who ......., April 26, 2001

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Rudolf Spoerer "dowadiddi" (Weston, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of International Erotica (Mammoth Books) (Paperback)

I gave this book a one star rating since half the stories were from the USA not making this an INTERNATIONAL book to be sold in the USA by any means. Missing from the anthology were any stories from India (considering its one of the only countries with temples dedicated to the erotica) and only one story from Japan (a dumb story I might add that included scenes of girls rubbing bacon on their bodies)

Most of the stories are from what I would consider unpublished writers with the exception of Anne Rice's 'Beuty's Release' ... The stories are also a real eclectic mix and altough some of the are good its hard to have to search for 100 good pages in an almost 600 page book.

6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an anthology of assorted eroticism, December 22, 1998

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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of International Erotica (Mammoth Books) (Paperback)

This is a definite read. A collection of truly beautiful treasures from acclaimed international writers including Anne Rice, J.G. Ballard, Regine Deforges, and Michael Perkins (just to name a few). Due to the explicit content, however, perhaps the suggested reading age is 17. Otherwise, this is a fortunate find.