Sweet Sweat

by Justine Frank, Roee Rosen

The only novel by early-20th-century Belgian artist Justine Frank, this erotic tale blends feminism, pornography, Judaism, and art. Its heroine, Rachel, takes up with the sybaritic Count Urdukas, and they set out together on an odyssey of pleasure and corruption, marked by bizarre events that are both hilarious and disturbing. This comprehensive new edition of Frank's 1931 novel, which has a cult following, includes an essay and an extensive biography of Frank by Israeli-American writer and artist Roee Rosen. Rosen uses reproductions of Frank's boldly sensual watercolors and a timeline of her short life to provide definitive analysis of this once-scandalous novel, and its historical and cultural contexts. In English; translated from the original French.

Genres: Jewish, Fiction

233 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Justine Frank is an imaginary creation of artist/author Roee Rosen

See sources:

Israel national library record for book Sweet Sweat https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_A...

Roee Rosen's web page https://www.roeerosen.com/justine-frank

Reviews

[Colette Webber · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 star porn

(Actually though, if you’re at all interested in any of the following: Jewishness and sexuality, pornography as political propaganda, anti-Zionism, surrealism, dick drawings, laughing loudly and often, you should read this)

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

An unsung Jewish surrealist writing experimental lit porn that would make her former boyfriend Georges Bataille blush? A half-unearthed manuscript annotated and explained by her foremost academic? Drawings? Yes, please.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had exactly two pages left when I made some all too important discoveries about Justine Frank. Never have I felt more thoroughly trolled by a book in my life. Mission accomplished, I guess! An absolutely wild ride.

[Meg]

fun for the whole family

[S̶e̶a̶n̶ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Impressive on a conceptual level but the content didn't move me. (2.5)