Publisher's Synopsis
Helen and Desire, the best known and finest of Trocchi's erotic novels, is a highly compelling sexual odyssey following the adventures of the book's female narrator, Helen Smith. Her experiences fluctuate from highly-charged erotic escapades to ones of extreme degradation.
With Helen and Desire, Trocchi transcends the genre of erotic fiction to craft a powerful and lyrical work which examines sexuality through the lens of existentialism. Trocchi's eponymous heroine is in the tradition of de Sade's Justine, Fanny Hill and Pauline Reage's O.
