Venus im Pelz

Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch First published 1890

About this book

"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)
  • erotic stories
  • female domination (sexuality)
  • fiction
  • fiction, erotica
  • fiction, general
  • french erotic literature
  • masochism
  • sacher-masoch, leopold, ritter von, 1835-1895
  • sadism
  • sadomasochism
  • sexuality
  • women