In the grand, erotic tradition of Georges Bataille, Anaïs Nin and the Marquis de Sade, Edward Dutton's "Norceuil's Garden: Queer Fiction and Erotica" is a diverse collection of queer, sexy, postmodern tales ranging from coming-of-age stories to literary erotica to experimental prose. From the vampire-phobic graduate student of "The Vampire of Xanthos" to the world-weary, dirty old man of "Norceuil's Garden" to the young prostitute-philosopher in "Hustler," these narratives bristle with testosterone, angst and desire. Poised on the knife's edge between erotica and surrealist prose, these stories will leave you open-mouthed and gasping for more.