Yellow Silk II: International Erotic Stories and Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780446675314)

Mary Gordon. Kenzaburo Oe. Amy Bloom. Ivan Klima. James Dickey. Paul Theroux. Jane Hirshfield. W. S. Merwin. And many others.

Acclaimed International Writers Explore the Essence of Eros

Now the editor of Yellow Silk, the world's premier publication of erotic literature, assembles a collection of over 40 new erotic short stories and poems -- many never before available -- from around the world. From Mary Gordon's tribute to seeing and being seen, to James Dickey's ode to "interspecies infatuation" ... from Dany Laferriere's confession of Haitian secrets to Ingrid Hill's revelation of Chinese ones ... from W. S. Merwin's account of sexual initiation in backwoods America to Kenzaburo Oe's adventures in urban Japan and Amy Bloom's tale of a luxurious sexual experience before the eyes of God ...

Yellow Silk II conveys the power and the transformative nature of passion with the brilliance and intensity only great writing can conjure. Expect to be moved. Expect to reacquaint yourself with the many astonishing faces of sex, love, and Eros itself.

Author: Lily Pond
ISBN-10: 0446675318
ISBN-13: 9780446675314
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2000
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.28w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2000 pg. 593
Publishers Weekly 05/15/2000 pg. 91