That Birthday in Barbados

Benjamin Péret (4 July 1899 – 18 September 1959) was a French poet, Parisian Dadaist and a founder and central member of the French Surrealist movement[1][2] with his avid use of Surrealist automatism. Benjamin Péret was born in Rezé, France on 4 July 1899.[3] He, as a child, acquired little education due to his dislike […]

Vanessa Duriès, also known as Katia Lamara (1972 – December 13, 1993), was a French novelist. She was the author of the French BDSM novel Le lien (translated into English as The Ties that Bind) based on her own experience as a BDSM slave. She created quite a stir in France at the time of […]

Charles d’Espinay (c. 1531, château d’Espinay – September 1591, Epiniac) was a French cleric, bishop and poet. He is most notable for his sonnets, particularly his erotic “Sonnets amoureux” published in 1559-1560 – he was a contemporary and disciple of Pierre de Ronsard.[1] He was the younger son of Guy III d’Espinay († 1551) and […]

Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell (February 21, 1903 – January 14, 1977), known professionally as Anaïs Nin (/ænə.iːs niːn/,[1] French: [ana.is nin]) was a French-Cuban American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the daughter of composer Joaquín Nin and Rosa […]

Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author of popular novels. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he penned over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. Born Harold Rubin in New York City, Robbins later claimed to be a Jewish orphan who had been […]