Venus in furs

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"A shocking exploration of masochism, narcissism, and sexual power, Venus in Furs brought instant notoriety to its author for its unprecedented portrayal of a man who passionately makes himself the slave of the woman he loves. Sacher-Masoch freely mixes philosophy and pornography in the story of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty under the tutelage of the merciless beauty Wanda von Dunajew.". "More than a lurid tale of sexual obsession and perversion, Venus in Furs is a daring successor to the writings of the Marquis de Sade. Pioneering in its revelations about the pain of love and the love of pain, Sacher-Masoch's masterpiece remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Bondage (Sexual behavior),  Fiction,  Erotic stories,  Sexuality,  French Erotic literature,  Female domination (Sexuality),  Masochism,  Sadomasochism,  Women,  Sadism,  Sacher-masoch, leopold, ritter von, 1835-1895,  Fiction, general,  Fiction, erotica