Trocchi wrote Helen and Desire in one week in December 1953 and it was published under the pen name Frances Lengel.

Trocchi wrote Helen and Desire in one week in December 1953 and it was published under the pen name Frances Lengel. The book is the diary of Helen, daughter of a fishing boat captain in a rural village in Northwest Australia, who plans to use her natural enjoyment of sex to have adventures and travel the world. Determined to flout convention and chronicle her life, Helen writes of her loss of innocence on the eve of her 18th birthday, her use of men and their use of her, and her travels to Sydney, Singapore, India, France, and finally the deserts of North Africa

Trocchi wrote Helen and Desire in one week in December 1953 and it was published under the pen name Frances Lengel. Determined to flout convention and chronicle her life, Helen writes of her loss of innocence on the eve of her 18th birthday, her use of men and their use of her, and her travels to Sydney, Singapore, India, France, and finally the deserts of North Africa

Trocchi's development of character and story is handled with great sensitivity and really does merit your . Trocchi wrote Helen and Desire in one week in December 1953 and it was published under the pen name Frances Lengel.

Trocchi's development of character and story is handled with great sensitivity and really does merit your attention - this is the work of a gifted wordsmith. A spicily pornographic tale - Trocchi has a keen eye for the absurdities of the genre. The tale is also enhanced by an elegant and intelligent introduction by Edwin Morgan.

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Alexander Whitelaw Robertson Trocchi (/ˈtrɒki/ TROK-ee; 30 July 1925 – 15 April 1984) was a Scottish novelist. Trocchi was born in Glasgow to a Scottish mother and Italian father. After working as a seaman on the Murmansk convoys, he attended the University of Glasgow. On graduation he obtained a travelling grant that enabled him to relocate to continental Europe.

Helen and Desire (Classics). Published August 2nd 2012 by Canongate Books. Published September 7th 1999 by Rebel Inc. Paperback. Author(s): Alexander Trocchi. ISBN: 0862418984 (ISBN13: 9780862418984).

Rebel In. Classics S. By (author) Alexander Trocchi, Introduction by Edwin Morgan. Alexander Trocchi is the author of Cain's Book. Format Paperback 304 pages. Dimensions 132 x 198mm 153g. Publication date 07 Sep 1999. Publisher Canongate Books Ltd. Imprint Rebel inc. Publication City/Country Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Alexander Trocchi’s reputation always had elements of the problematic, though unease rather than opposition . In fact they do, and it is good to have the best of these books, Helen and Desire, first published by Olympia Press in Paris in January 1954, reprinted now.

Alexander Trocchi’s reputation always had elements of the problematic, though unease rather than opposition seems to have been the main factor, where doubts existed.

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