Two vibrant tales of sex, religion and the philosophy of freedom.

Together these two novels comprise one of the most fascinating, obsessive and erotic works of contemporary' fiction. Both feature Octave, an elderly scholar, his striking young wife and their nephew, Antoine. In Roberte Ce Soir, the heroine, at the instigation of her husband, engages in a ritual of hospitality in which she offers herself to any guest who shows desire for her. In The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, she sets herself the task of exploring the world of sexual perversion. The ultimate goal of her scandalous yet farcical quest is the achievement of complete freedom.