Sexual Pensees

by Bruce Jay Friedman, Andre Barbe (Illustrator)

Bruce Jay Friedman has been described as a “comic genius” (P. J. O’Rourke) “an American original” (Kirkus ) and as having “a voice that is equidistant from those of Wilde, Salinger, and Woody Allen” (Publishers Weekly ).
In Sexual Pensées , he casts a baleful and knowing eye on the “sexual dance”: the way men and women think and feel about sex, how they behave – nobly and disreputably – in and out of bed. The book reveals the deepest feelings of a young woman in Manhattan, a young man, a Hollywood starlet, a film producer – and icons ranging from Flaubert to Mario Puzo. A blend of poetry, haiku, and erotic memoir, it is a book about sex unlike any other, and will appeal to men and women who look upon sex not just as a solemn enterprise, but also as sheer and often outrageous fun.

120 pages, Hardcover

First published September 26, 2006

About the author

American comic author whose dark, mocking humour and social criticism was directed at the concerns and behaviour of American Jews.

After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1951 with a B.A. in journalism and serving in the U.S. Air Force for two years, Friedman worked in publishing for several years before achieving success with his first novel, Stern (1962). The title character is a luckless descendent of the biblical Job, unable to assimilate into mainstream American life. Virtually all of Friedman's works are a variation on this theme; most of his characters are Jewish by birth, but they feel alienated from both Jewish and American culture. His works are also noted for focusing on absurd characters and situations.
-Encyclopædia Britannica