{"product_id":"sabbat-hlne-picard-9781645251101","title":"Sabbat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSabbat\u003c\/em\u003e, by H駘鈩e Picard (1873-1945), first published in 1923, is one of the most forthright contributions to the rich French tradition of \"literary Satanism.\" It was issued as part of a \"Collection Colette,\" and is dedicated to Colette, who also provided the preface, the brief text of which implies strongly that the book was commissioned by her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeing Satan emerging from a poppy and accepting him as her poetic savior, Picard sets forth in this series of interlocked prose-poems to unpack the notion of Satanism and specify its real implications, with a surreal flamboyance that is typically \"decadent\" and which Baudelaire would surely have understood and approved of. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough exceedingly obscure, \u003cem\u003eSabbat\u003c\/em\u003e, here presented for the first time in English, in a fine translation by Brian Stableford, is a very intriguing work, of considerable importance as a late addition to the canon of Decadent literature, which deserves to be much more widely read and appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H駘鈩e Picard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645251101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645251101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snuggly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"H駘鈩e Picard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069486788863,"sku":"9781645251101","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3206d04f-76e9-4c48-be2e-6f1df5e64bc7.jpg?v=1685424975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sabbat-hlne-picard-9781645251101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}