Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs - Paperback

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Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs - Paperback

by Leopold Sacher-Masoch
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Book Overview

Venus in Furs (1870) is a novella by Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Intended as an installment in his Legacy of Cain cycle, Venus in Furs has far surpassed the author's other works in cementing his reputation. The work, which inspired Kraft-Ebing to define "masochism," is notable for its exploration of female dominance and male sexual submission.

The frame narrative begins with an unnamed man who develops a strong sexual desire after having a vivid dream. Disturbed, he tells a friend about the vision, in which he spoke to the goddess Venus while she was wearing luxuriant furs. In the memoir, which appears to have written by his friend, a man named Severin von Kusiemski describes his love affair with Wanda von Dunajew. Moved by a strong desire, Severin asks to be made Dunajew's slave, and though she denies him at first, she soon grows to take advantage of her power of the man. As she grows progressively more violent in her treatment of Severin, she satisfies his desires while simultaneously learning more about her own. Severin, who describes himself as a suprasensualist travels with Dunajew to Florence, where he invents an identity as a Russian servant and acquiesces to a life of degradation and servitude. When Dunajew meets a domineering and attractive man, however, she begins to question her role as Severin's master, desiring a submissive relationship of her own. Venus in Furs is a semi-autobiographical work describing Sacher-Masoch's details through a thin veil of fictional devices, and remains influential for charting new territories in the representation of alternative sexualities.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's Venus in Furs is a classic of Austrian literature reimagined for modern readers.

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A man reads a manuscript detailing the fate of a man who similarly shares an insatiable fantasy. In love with Wanda von Dunajew, Severin von Kusiemski wants nothing more to be her slave. Repelled at first, Dunajew slowly acclimates to her role, satisfying his desires while discovering her own. Venus in Furs is a novella by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.

ISBN9781513271712
Author Leopold Sacher-Masoch
PublisherMint Editions
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages110
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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