Comments on: Kinkonomics and the Science of the Pseudonym http://bookkake.com/2009/02/25/kinkonomics-and-the-science-of-the-pseudonym/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:33:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bookkake http://bookkake.com/2009/02/25/kinkonomics-and-the-science-of-the-pseudonym/#comment-371 Bookkake Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:36:35 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=587#comment-371 Excellent call Adam - Bataille should be on the list (and I'll definitely write about him at a later date). Wikipedia translates Lord Auch thusly: "literally, Lord "to the shithouse" — "auch" being short for "aux chiottes," slang for telling somebody off by sending him to the toilet" - which is pretty good. Bataille also went under the pseudonyms "Dianus" (for <em>L'Amité</em>, 1940), "Pierre Angélique" (<em>Madame Edwarda</em>, 1941) and "Louis Trente" (<em>Le Petit</em>, 1943) - often with a preface under his own name, which is a neat trick. Excellent call Adam - Bataille should be on the list (and I’ll definitely write about him at a later date).

Wikipedia translates Lord Auch thusly: “literally, Lord “to the shithouse” — “auch” being short for “aux chiottes,” slang for telling somebody off by sending him to the toilet” - which is pretty good.

Bataille also went under the pseudonyms “Dianus” (for L’Amité, 1940), “Pierre Angélique” (Madame Edwarda, 1941) and “Louis Trente” (Le Petit, 1943) - often with a preface under his own name, which is a neat trick.

]]> By: Adam http://bookkake.com/2009/02/25/kinkonomics-and-the-science-of-the-pseudonym/#comment-365 Adam Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:48:12 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=587#comment-365 I have seen little mention on Bookake in my limited readership of my personal favorite, Georges Bataille, who published <i>Story of the Eye</i> under the name "Lord Auch", which he claims is an inside joke translating to "God relieving himself" in <i>Le Petit</i>--though I think it has much loftier theological premises to Bataille than simply a dirty profanity. The first edition, and the two subsequent released during the war years, I believe were when he was head of the French National Library, and would explain his wish for anonymity. I have seen little mention on Bookake in my limited readership of my personal favorite, Georges Bataille, who published Story of the Eye under the name “Lord Auch”, which he claims is an inside joke translating to “God relieving himself” in Le Petit–though I think it has much loftier theological premises to Bataille than simply a dirty profanity. The first edition, and the two subsequent released during the war years, I believe were when he was head of the French National Library, and would explain his wish for anonymity.

]]> By: Lindsey http://bookkake.com/2009/02/25/kinkonomics-and-the-science-of-the-pseudonym/#comment-364 Lindsey Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:55:29 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=587#comment-364 I read a few of the stories when I worked for the publisher and they were disappointingly filth-free (maybe I just missed the good stuff). One of the authors of In Bed With won the Bad Sex prize this year so I'm not alone in that opinion. The stories are attributed to the writers' porn names, so it was more of a publicity stunt to get people to figure out who wrote what. But it does mean those writers who produced some really dull erotica can hide behind their anonymity. I read a few of the stories when I worked for the publisher and they were disappointingly filth-free (maybe I just missed the good stuff). One of the authors of In Bed With won the Bad Sex prize this year so I’m not alone in that opinion. The stories are attributed to the writers’ porn names, so it was more of a publicity stunt to get people to figure out who wrote what. But it does mean those writers who produced some really dull erotica can hide behind their anonymity.

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