SEX AND THE SHORT STORY




This sweeping essay pans across obscenity trials and looks with some amazement at the rapid evolution from prudishness to a point where words once unmentionable are now in dictionaries.

 Sex and the Short Story serves as a stand alone piece, and draws directly on the experiences of the author in publishing numerous stories which once pushed the boundaries of what would be considered polite. His books include Dirty Weekend and The Hedonist.

 Dirty Weekend suggests that both men and women should enjoy "the rich variety of wickedness of which they may so pleasurably partake".

 The Hedonist tells a story of sex and diplomacy in the lives of two dedicated pleasure-seekers who traverse a largely joyous and self-indulgent world, journeying together from Africa via New York and Mexico, 

 James Cumes worked his way up the Australian Foreign Affairs Department and subsequently became a distinguished Australian Ambassador to the European Union after holding diplomatic posts including Ambassador and Head of Mission in Paris, Geneva, London, Bonn and Berlin. His career has also included acting as Australian representative to the United Nations and Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency. 

Cumes is now working on two books of memoirs derived from his period as High Commissioner to Nigeria. 

While his pursuit into erotica and the short story seems at odds with the official nature of much of James Cumes' career and other writings, his diversity of interests make him one of Australia's few truly Renaissance characters.

 Where to purchase:

 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=vI9Cn9TESiQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22James+Cumes%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VQ9KU8GZKc2XkwWR24CwCg&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

 http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Short-Story-James-Cumes-ebook/dp/B00CAY26RY

 https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/sex-and-the-short-story/id634315304?mt=11

 http://www.asenseofplacepublishing.com/sex_story.html

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