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The Bibliophile's Best Books of Each Genre: Erotica

This list, maybe the 15th or so in my series of best books of each genre, covers the best works of erotica. As I hope the list conveys, the 'erotica' genre this list explores and provides the best examples of is not that genre of steamy romance paperbacks (although I made an exception for Fifty Shades of Grey given its popularity), although I recognise there is rightly a market for that (although it's not for me). Rather, this list is intended to provide the best examples of quality pieces of literature that explore sexuality and erotic themes in an emotionally intellectual and honest manner, using exceptional writing skills to convey emotions such as lust, gratification, shame, desire and other complex emotions that people experience in the realm of sex.
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The 120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
The 120 Days of Sodom (Marquis De Sade)
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Bad Behaviour (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behaviour (Mary Gaitskill)
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Bared to You (Sylvia Day)
Bared to You (Sylvia Day)
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Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
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Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
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The Camomile Lawn (Mary Wesley)
The Camomile Lawn (Mary Wesley)
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The Catholic (David Plante)
The Catholic (David Plante)
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The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
The City and the Pillar (Gore Vidal)
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Couples (John Updike)
Couples (John Updike)
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Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
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Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
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Emmanuelle (Emmanuelle Arsan)
Emmanuelle (Emmanuelle Arsan)
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Endless Love (Scott Spencer)
Endless Love (Scott Spencer)
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Balli Kaur Jaswal)
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Faggots (Larry Kramer)
Faggots (Larry Kramer)
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Fifty Shades Trilogy (E.L. James)
Fifty Shades Trilogy (E.L. James)
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G. (John Berger)
G. (John Berger)
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Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
Giovannis Room (James Baldwin)
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House of Holes (Nicholson Baker)
House of Holes (Nicholson Baker)
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The Immoralist (Andre Gide)
The Immoralist (Andre Gide)
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Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
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The Last Nude (Ellis Avery)
The Last Nude (Ellis Avery)
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
The Lover (Marguerite Duras)
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Lust (Susan Minot)
Lust (Susan Minot)
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Porno (Irvine Welsh)
Porno (Irvine Welsh)
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Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
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The Rachel Papers (Martin Amis)
The Rachel Papers (Martin Amis)
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The Rules of Attraction (Bret Easton Ellis)
The Rules of Attraction (Bret Easton Ellis)
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Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
Sabbath's Theater (Philip Roth)
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A Sport and a Pastime (James Salter)
A Sport and a Pastime (James Salter)
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Story of O (Pauline Réage)
Story of O (Pauline Réage)
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Therese and Isabelle (Violette Leduc)
Therese and Isabelle (Violette Leduc)
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Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
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Tropic of Capricorn (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Capricorn (Henry Miller)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
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Vladimir (Julia May Jonas)
Vladimir (Julia May Jonas)
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What Belongs to You (Garth Greenwell)
What Belongs to You (Garth Greenwell)
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The Wild Boys (William S. Burroughs)
The Wild Boys (William S. Burroughs)
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Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
Written on the Body (Jeanette Winterson)
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