Skip to main content
M:S3:27 3
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 4 hours, 37 minutes ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography

by Michel Surya, Krzysztof Fijalkowski, Michael Richardson

This intellectual biography traces the life of French philosopher and writer Georges Bataille, from his troubled childhood to his complex relationship with the surrealists, whilst analysing the development of his philosophical and literary work.

Accession 25921 ISBN 9781859841532 Publisher Verso
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography spine
Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography cover
Live
Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography live spine
No live
Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography spine Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography live spine
Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Biography History Professions
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-10 16:15
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:S3:27 3 Current vertical
6 days, 5 hours ago
M:S3:29 3 vertical
1 week, 5 days ago
M:S3:27 3 vertical
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Book Location
Updated 4 hours, 37 minutes ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 01:47 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography
vernon_id
36548
accession_no→ accession_number
25921
vernon_slug
georges-bataille-an-intellectual-biography-michel-surya-translated-by-krzysztof-fijalkowski-and-michael-richardson

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
9781859841532

Descriptive

production_date
2002
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Michel Surya, Krzysztof Fijalkowski, Michael Richardson
tags→ tags
History, Biography, Authors, French
subject_people
Georges Bataille (French, b.1897, d.1962)
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
42434

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "georges-bataille-an-intellectual-biography-michel-surya-translated-by-krzysztof-fijalkowski-and-michael-richardson"
"opacObjectId": "36548"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "42434"
"cssColors": [5 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 68.57
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "a9a9a9"
"hue": 0
"rank": 2
"presence": 8.02
"colorName": "darkgray"
"lightness": 66
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "dark gray"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "808080"
"hue": 0
"rank": 3
"presence": 16.5
"colorName": "gray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "gray"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "708090"
"hue": 210
"rank": 4
"presence": 5.17
"colorName": "slategray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 13
"formattedColorName": "slate gray"
"[4]": {9 keys}
"hex": "778899"
"hue": 210
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.86
"colorName": "lightslategray"
"lightness": 53
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 14
"formattedColorName": "light slate gray"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "323331"
"hue": 90
"rank": 1
"presence": 68.57
"lightness": 19
"saturation": 1
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "b4b6af"
"hue": 77
"rank": 2
"presence": 8.02
"lightness": 70
"saturation": 4
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "7c7f78"
"hue": 85
"rank": 3
"presence": 16.5
"lightness": 48
"saturation": 2
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "616661"
"hue": 120
"rank": 4
"presence": 5.17
"lightness": 39
"saturation": 2
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "939c93"
"hue": 120
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.86
"lightness": 59
"saturation": 4
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "939494"
"hue": 180
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.79
"lightness": 57
"saturation": 0
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "5b5c64"
"hue": 233
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.09
"lightness": 37
"saturation": 4
"imageLabels": [10 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 109
"score": 86.55
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Coat"
"imageLabelId": 260
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 82.46
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 78.12
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 19411
"score": 74.48
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Font"
"imageLabelId": 12
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 340
"score": 73.34
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Formal wear"
"imageLabelId": 164
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 66
"score": 71.98
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "White-collar worker"
"imageLabelId": 1029
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 5
"score": 66.1
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Comb over"
"imageLabelId": 1670
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 372
"score": 65.27
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Suit"
"imageLabelId": 141
"[8]": {5 keys}
"count": 2836
"score": 65.26
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "History"
"imageLabelId": 80
"[9]": {5 keys}
"count": 5351
"score": 60.66
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Advertising"
"imageLabelId": 71
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/27448/82ca3af2535d75f5a785f8be5d1139a7ab18976e.jpg"
"width": "523"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/27448/82ca3af2535d75f5a785f8be5d1139a7ab18976e.jpg"
"width": "262"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/27448/82ca3af2535d75f5a785f8be5d1139a7ab18976e.jpg"
"width": "23"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/27448/82ca3af2535d75f5a785f8be5d1139a7ab18976e.jpg"
"width": "98"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/27448/82ca3af2535d75f5a785f8be5d1139a7ab18976e.jpg"
"width": "49"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/27448/82ca3af2535d75f5a785f8be5d1139a7ab18976e.jpg"
"width": "725"
"height": "1108"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.31199765
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "25921"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography / Michel Surya ; translated by Krzysztof Fijalkowski and Michael Richardson"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Georges Bataille : an intellectual biography / Michel Surya ; translated by Krzysztof Fijalkowski and Michael Richardson"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [3 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Surya, Michel"
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Fijalkowski, Krzysztof"
"[2]": {1 keys}
"value": "Richardson, Michael"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "2002"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "2002-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "2002-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes"
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Verso"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "9781859841532"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "848.912 BAT"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S4/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Biography/History"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Biography/History""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Authors, French"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Authors, French""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Georges Bataille (French, b.1897, d.1962)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Georges Bataille (French, b.1897, d.1962)""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [3 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "michel-surya"
"title": "Michel Surya"
"relatedRecordId": "38459"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "krzysztof-fijalkowski"
"title": "Krzysztof Fijalkowski"
"relatedRecordId": "38460"
"[2]": {3 keys}
"slug": "michael-richardson"
"title": "Michael Richardson"
"relatedRecordId": "38461"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 3
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes