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From its beginnings in Twilight fan-fiction to its record-breaking sales as an e-book and paperback, this book tells the story of the erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels. It subjects the Fifty Shades cultural phenomenon to the serious scrutiny it has been begging for.

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"Hard-Core Romance is a wonderfully creative piece of cultural analysis. Writing from a feminist-sociological perspective, Illouz tells us how Fifty Shades of Grey became an international best-seller by providing fantasy resolutions to real-life female dilemmas and self-help for the douleurs of contemporary heterosexuality. A most timely intervention." (Laura Kipnis, author of How to Become a Scandal)"

HardCore Romance

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    A Paperback / softback by Eva Illouz

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 22/05/2014
      ISBN13: 9780226153698, 978-0226153698
      ISBN10: 022615369X
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      Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From its beginnings in Twilight fan-fiction to its record-breaking sales as an e-book and paperback, this book tells the story of the erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels. It subjects the Fifty Shades cultural phenomenon to the serious scrutiny it has been begging for.

      Trade Review
      "Hard-Core Romance is a wonderfully creative piece of cultural analysis. Writing from a feminist-sociological perspective, Illouz tells us how Fifty Shades of Grey became an international best-seller by providing fantasy resolutions to real-life female dilemmas and self-help for the douleurs of contemporary heterosexuality. A most timely intervention." (Laura Kipnis, author of How to Become a Scandal)"

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