The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in paperback format. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Most of his works remain untranslated into english. Severin is a young galician nobleman with a secret. During his lifetime, sachermasoch was well known as a man of letters, a utopian thinker who espoused socialist and humanist ideals in his fiction and nonfiction. Besieged in wonder and suspense, the love affair between characters. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Venus furs by sacher masoch, first edition abebooks. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu. I imagine the favorite of this beautiful despot, who is whipped when his mistress grows tired of kissing him, and whose love only grows more intense the more he is trampled underfoot. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Probably the first book which blatantly addresses the issue of female sexual domination, this is today a classic of the genre and it is the author from whom the word masochism takes its name. The novel was to be part of an epic series that sachermasoch envisioned called legacy of cain. This is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one mans struggle to enlighten and instruct himself and others in the realm of desire. The novel venus in furs is his only book commonly available in english. Venus furs by sacher masoch abebooks passion for books. Venus furs by sacher masoch, first edition abebooks passion for books. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page. Venus in furs illustrated and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. At that time, the city was the capital of habsburg galicia, and leopold s childhood would have given sigmund freud plenty of food for thought. Venus in furs is a fictionalized account of sachermasochs own sexual peccadilloes. Indeed, leopold s father was the citys chief of police, a fairly ruthless job in those days, as galicia was a tinderbox. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read venus in furs.
The author artfully shows the reader the pain endured by severin, the main character, and the twisted pleasure obtained from it. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Full text books archive of free books, texts, documents, classic literature, drama and poetry. The unnamed narrator tells his dreams to a friend, severin, who tells him how to break him of his fascination with cruel women by reading a manuscript, memoirs of a supersensual man. What is surprising about this book is when it was written. The novel draws themes, like female dominance and sadomasochism, and character inspiration heavily from sachermasochs own life.
This is a totally new edition, with exclusive illustrations ten sumptuous fullpage watercolours and twenty lineandwash drawings. As a result, the book is considered a novella rather than a novel and is only around 39,000 words long. The novel venus in furs is his only book the term masochism is derived from his name. Free download or read online venus in furs pdf epub book. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This book is the 1972nd greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. Venus in furs im project gutenberg fur nutzer aus deutschland. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. Tantalizing erotic tale of sexual obsession, submission, perversion and control.
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