Translated from the German by Fernanda Savage. Introduction by Catriona MacLeod. Originally published in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1870. A sensational depiction of an erotic passion that defies that norms of nineteenth-century sexuality and gender, the story charts the stages of masculine obsession and collapse, leading a cultivated European aristocrat from his fantasy of abasement at the hands of a domineering woman to a climax of brutal physical violence. It remains a foundational work of modern culture, defining a sexual perversion while also offering a critical lens through which to view persistent structures of masculinity and power.

Venus in Furs

Literature & Fiction

Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch

Literary

Barnes_and_Noble

At the time this tale of the man and his quest for physical abuse by fair ones was written, it was considered literary, not perverted or pornographic.

Venus in Furs and Selected Letters of Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch

Erotica

Blast Books

If you've ever been curious about where the term "masochism" comes from, you will find it laden in the pages of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's masterpiece, Venus in Furs, for whom the term was named. Drawn in part from his own life experiences, Sacher-Masoch's novel develops an eroticism unlike any other. The book's protagonist, Severin, is so infatuated and obsessed with the object of his desire, Wanda, that he asks to be her slave. Although hesitant at first, Wanda's treatment of Severin becomes more and more depraved, fueling Severin's own desires for cruelty.

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Venus in Furs By Leopold von Sacher Masoch

This book is one of the classic book of all time.

Venus in Furs: With Selected Letters of Sacher-Masoch

Masquerade Books, Inc.

Don Juan De Kolomea

Classics

El Cuenco de Plata/ Extraterritorial, 2007, Buenos Aires

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Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs and Selected Letters of Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch

Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs

Venus in Furs: With Selected Letters of Sacher-Masoch

Don Juan De Kolomea