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Story of the Eye

Bataille, Georges
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literary fiction erotic literature past tense first POV ~148 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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obsessive transgressive nightmarish

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, intimate scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 20
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 100%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count36,986
Page count~148 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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