'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 |
| Publication date: | 5th October 2000 |
| Author: | Leopold SacherMasoch, Joachim Neugroschel, Larry Wolff |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 126 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Erotic Fiction |