There may be an explanation for Franz Kafka’s interest in hardcore smut: writing dirty stories has long been an excellent way for starving writers to pay the bills. Which is the reason why we publish all our non-porn writing under the pseudonym Nicholas Sparks. (guardian.co.uk)

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  • Anonymous

    I’m pretty sure Henry Miller wrote a book with lots of incest, homosexuality, and peeing in assholes. Got paid by the page I think.

    Too lazy to go confirm if previous statement is true. But I’m fairly certain that book I read was HM.

  • hebear mcghee

    @PCBHo: Sounds like it could be Bataille’s “Story of The Eye” as well.

  • Anonymous

    Is that the one where the girl sits on eggs? That title sounds familiar. I’m terrible with names of things, btw, so accept my apologies.

  • hebear mcghee

    @PCBHo: That’s the one. (No need to apologize, just glad to help.)

  • Anonymous

    I’ve read that one, but it’s not what I was thinking of. Now I’m forced to dig through our home library to find it again. Will report back if I can find it. It was an interesting read. One of those late night, need my flashlight, hide under the cover books.

  • Anonymous

    Quiet Days in Clichy! Husband’s never-failing memory FTW!