The Arch of Desire: An Erotic Novel

A delectable novel of a man's lifelong devotion to erotic exploration, The Arch of Desire is based very loosely on the life of the artist Pierre Molinier, admired by the surrealists and creator of a many-layered erotic universe. As the novel opens, Pierre is a boy, raised by a wealthy family of Belgian winemakers. Precociously curious about the opposite sex — particularly the intimate garments he finds drying in the laundry room — he is initiated into the erotic by a family servant and soon...