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Venus in Furs and Selected Stories
Included in this volume is a selection from a remarkable series of letters between Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and Emilie Mataja, an aspiring writer, translated into English for the first time, and an extraordinary insight into the compulsive imagination of Sacher-Masoch grappling with the demons that both torment and delight him.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
January 7th 1993
by Blast Books
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Not recommended for everyone.This novella,gave name to the fetish "masochism" (as in "Sacher-Masoch"). It's been referenced in songs by Velvet Underground, Marilyn Manson,cradle of filth etc.Written by Sacher-Masoch,by Sacher-Masoch, this novella was 1st published in 1870 Germany
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*The novel has been adapted for film three times: in 1967, in 1969 and in 1994. The 1994 film was directed by Maartje Seyferth and Victor E. Nieuwenhuijs (see the websit...more
Cultural references
*The novel has been adapted for film three times: in 1967, in 1969 and in 1994. The 1994 film was directed by Maartje Seyferth and Victor E. Nieuwenhuijs (see the websit...more
Reading this helped to remove the stigma surrounding the book as an erotic source of S&M; for me, its more about control of your own behavior than of others'. Very interesting to see how the main character, Severin, begs to be a slave to Wanda and at the end does a complete reversal of behavior to beome slightly misogynistic while at the same time promoting women's equality. He then becomes 'cured' of his need to be controled; controled through an idealized love for wanda which is one sided, he ...more
Venus in Furs is a classic book. I read it years and years ago. It gives us an honest and more nuanced understanding of masochism, the term spawned by this book.
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Great book, very insightful
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