41bQFwpz1xL._AC_SY200_QL15_.jpg。Amazon.com: The Tears of Eros: 9780872862227: Bataille。31rcOkxdPWL._AC_SY200_QL15_.jpg。Amazon.com: City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and。By George BatailleGeorges Bataille was born in Billom, France, in 1897. He was a librarian by profession. Also a philosopher, novelist, and critic he was founder of the College of Sociology. In 1959, Bataille began Tears of Eros, and it was completed in 1961, his final work. City Lights published two of his other works: