Venus in Furs
Nov 2014 · Open Road Media
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Obsession, infatuation, and sexual deviance fill this controversial psychodrama
Titillating and taboo, Venus in Furs tells the story of one nineteenth-century gentleman of means, Severin von Kusiemski, and his voracious lover, Wanda von Dunajew. Severin falls so deeply in love with his mistress that he asks the bemused paramour to enslave him.
Severin gets his wish: The beautiful Wanda, who has “a real talent for despotism,” takes to her role with unsettling aplomb. Days pass, and as she debases and brutalizes Severin, Wanda transforms into the whip-cracking dominatrix of his dreams. But even while Severin settles into his fantasy, events are unfolding that threaten to disrupt the power balance. This classic tale of sexual domination is as thrilling today as it was when it was originally published more than a century ago.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Titillating and taboo, Venus in Furs tells the story of one nineteenth-century gentleman of means, Severin von Kusiemski, and his voracious lover, Wanda von Dunajew. Severin falls so deeply in love with his mistress that he asks the bemused paramour to enslave him.
Severin gets his wish: The beautiful Wanda, who has “a real talent for despotism,” takes to her role with unsettling aplomb. Days pass, and as she debases and brutalizes Severin, Wanda transforms into the whip-cracking dominatrix of his dreams. But even while Severin settles into his fantasy, events are unfolding that threaten to disrupt the power balance. This classic tale of sexual domination is as thrilling today as it was when it was originally published more than a century ago.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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4,2
4 reviews
Alyson C.
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16 February 2019
Overall it was a great read, but I expected more in terms of masochism. I don't think it went far enough considering the fact that the psychiatric community coined the term masochist after the author's name. I expected more than just whipping and humiliation. The blind, foolish, passionate devotion on the part of Severin made up for it. In my opinion, he's still a masochist. One does not simply rid themselves of their hardwired personality traits, they can only closet them.
About the author
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836–1895) was an Austrian author and journalist who gained fame and notoriety for his writings on sexual fantasies. The term masochism is derived from his name.
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