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Venus in Furs (Penguin Classics) Kindle Edition

by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (Author), Larry Wolff (Introduction), Joachim Neugroschel (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition
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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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Austrian author and journalist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-95) enjoyed a fantasy- and fetish-oriented sex life of such legendary proportions that his name serves as the origin of the term masochism.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AFVYX5M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Reissue edition (1 June 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 489 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 124 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1977720153
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I'll be thinking about this one for a while. It is poetic and devastating and beautiful. At one point, I shed literal tears. Immediately in my top three favorites now. If you’ve got a heart full of love and darkness, this might suit you.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Venus in Furs
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Libriccino stampato in economia con carta non eccelsa; comunque testo perfettamente leggibile, caratteri chiari e distinti. Indispensabile a chi si interessa alle perversioni di Joyce, a cui è lettura obbligatoria. Joyce lo lesse in questa versione inglese o forse in quella francese.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 150 years later and is still true
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The preface states that “Artist are the historians of the human soul”

In a beautiful yet twisted way this book displays the process of how men indulge in the dangerous pleasures of love that are derived from lust. It destroys them slowly. The best part is that they are aware but can’t stop because it has become their identity.
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