The Story of Sex
A Graphic History Through the Ages
Contributors
Illustrated by Laetitia Coryn
Translated by Will McMorran
Also available from:
- On Sale
- Sep 19, 2017
- Page Count
- 208 pages
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal
- ISBN-13
- 9780316472227
Humans have had sex on the brain since pre-civilization either for pleasure, power, revenge, a desire for children, or simply because it isn’t allowed. Today, sex is all around us but it’s rarely explained and almost never taught. In The Story of Sex, sexologist Phillipe Brenot combines anthropology, sociology, psychology and history with witty comics by Latetita Coryn for an in-depth explanation of this essential aspect of humanity.
Organized chronologically into sections like Babylon: Free Love, The Middle Ages: Heaven and Hell, and The 20th Century: Sexual Liberation, Brenot explores what eroticism really is, how our ancestors behaved sexually, when the first couple was established, how superstition and morality laws shaped sexuality, the use of pornography in the digital age, and how some ancient civilizations were far ahead of their time when it came to gender equality.
Full of fascinating details like Cleopatra’s invention of the vibrator and a Dutch shopkeeper’s accidental discovery of the existence of sperm–all accompanied by hilarious comics and dialogue — The Story of Sex is informative, unique, and entertaining book.
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"The book France won't stop talking about...undoubtedly a lovely Christmas gift for anyone with a keen interest in when and how the first vibrator was invented."Telegraph
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"A witty account that embraces everything from the earliest humans to the age of cybersex."The Guardian
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"Warm, humane, inclusive, open-minded..."The Times of London
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