Witold Gombrowicz first selected Actaeon as his title. However, he opted for Pornografia in the end because he found it more shocking.
"Titian’s “Death of Actaeon,” National Gallery, London.
Certain editors changed the title to Seduction with the author’s consent:
“I am reasonable in these matters: I was told an Italian lady would be ashamed to ask for ‘Pornografia’ in a bookstore.”
Letter from Witold Gombrowicz to his Italian editor
Certain editors changed the title to Seduction with the author’s consent:
“I am reasonable in these matters: I was told an Italian lady would be ashamed to ask for ‘Pornografia’ in a bookstore.”
Letter from Witold Gombrowicz to his Italian editor
Spanish edition, 1966.