I propose to present my ongoing Commonwealth Honors Thesis, an autotheoretical essay that considers the aesthetic and sociopolitical components of so-called “transgressive fiction” in the works of Marquis de Sade, Georges Bataille, and Kathy Acker. Employing literary criticism, psychoanalysis, autofiction, and the theories of transgression and taboo set forth by Georges Bataille and Michel Foucault, the thesis explores fiction that, on the level of both form and content, infringes on social and political limits and operates from the edges of physical and psychic experience. Through my autotheoretical approach, I utilize my experience with sexual violence to examine the aesthetic value and impact of the novels of Sade, Bataille, and Acker, applying Avgi Saketopoulou’s theory of traumatophilia to describe why one might (and why I do) feel drawn to and thrilled by work that pushes the boundaries of what is “supposed” to be written about and how. Ultimately, I want to provide a creative, multi-disciplinary evaluation of the role that taboo-centered literature plays in the lives of writers and readers, and the myriad, sometimes conflicting, ways that this literature might interact with histories (whether individual or collective) of sexual violence and trauma.