Author: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
First published in 1870, Venus in Furs gained its author a degree of immortality when the
word "masochism" -derived from his name- entered the psychiatric lexicon. Not simply a lurid tale of sexual vice, nor a Victorian fantasy of antique decadence, Venus in Furs is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten and instruct himself in the realm of desire and remains a
classic literary statement on sexual submission, dominance and control.
Harper Perennial Forbidden Classics
First published in 1870. Not simply a lurid tale of sexual vice, nor a Victorian fantasy of antique decadence, Venus in Furs is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten.
