Venus in Furs

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch author Joachim Neugroschel translator Larry Wolff editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

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'Venus in Furs' describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires to be enslaved to a woman. Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the merciless Wanda von Dunajew. This is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten and instruct himself and others in the realm of desire. Published in 1870, the novel gained notoriety and a degree of immortality for its author when the word "masochism" - derived from his name - entered the vocabulary of psychiatry. This remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control.

ISBN: 9780140447811

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 12mm

Weight: 140g

160 pages