FETISH BOOK CLUB
MONTHLY GROUP FOR READERS THAT LIKE A LITTLE KINK
THIS MONTH'S SELECTION
THE ROMANIAN: STORY OF AN OBESSION
FEBRUARY 25TH, 2018
1PM
TOM OF FINLAND HOUSE
1421 LAVETA TERRACE
ECHO PARK CA 90026
INFO- antebellum@earthlink.net
The Romanian: Story of an Obsession
is a true-to-life memoir by Bruce Benderson.
The autobiographical text describes Benderson's encounters and journeys with
whom he meets while on a journalism assignment and falls in love with.
The plot is intertwined with a travelogue of Romania and references to Romanian history and culture,
such as the life of the artist Constantin Brâncuși, the writer Panait Istrati and the
love affair between Romania's interbellum king, Carol II, and his mistress, Magda Lupescu.
The book was initially published in French, in 2004, under the title
Autobiographie érotique (Erotic autobiography).
It won the prestigious Prix de Flore award in 2004, thus making Benderson
the first US author to win the prize. In 2006, it was published in English,
released in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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