Description
'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.
Book Details
Format
eBook
Pages
163 pages
Language
Swedish
Published
Jun 1, 2013
Publisher
Vertigo
Editions
374 editions
ISBN-10
9186567101
ISBN-13
9789186567101
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Thought provoking and it is interesting to see how this practice has been explored and there are more safe guards for its practices currently.
April 14th 2026