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Venus in Furs describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires to be enslaved to a woman. Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the merciless Wanda von Dunajew. This is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's... Read Full Overview

Venus in Furs is a work by Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch now brought to you in this new edition of the timeless classic.

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... Read Full Overview

Novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch that explores the themes of sexual domination, female dominance and sadomasochism.

La m tica novela del autor que dio nombre al concepto de masoquismo y a sus pr cticas.Obra de referencia para quien desee ahondar en los abismos de la sensualidad humana, la novela La Venus de las pieles alberga toda la constelaci n de s mbolos que han pasado a definir el masoquismo:... Read Full Overview

Venus im Pelz ist eine Novelle von Leopold von Sacher-Masoch aus dem Jahre 1870 und sein stark vom eigenem Leben inspiriertes, bekanntestes Werk. Sie ist Teil seines gro angelegten Novellenzyklus "Das Verm chtnis Kains," der aber nicht fertiggestellt wurde. Der in zwei B nden... Read Full 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... Read Full Overview

A classic literary exploration of sexual dominance and submission, this 1870 novel introduced ""masochism"" into the language of psychiatry. The timeless psychodrama chronicles a nobleman's slavish obsession with a whip-wielding beauty.

First published in 1870, the author of 'Venus in Furs' defined - and unwittingly gave his own name to - that sexual proclivity we know as masochism in this understated, charged erotic classic. What woman could resist a trembling man handing her the whip? Severin is a young Galician... Read Full Overview

Venus in Furs is a novella by the Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and the best known of his works. The novel was to be part of an epic series that Sacher-Masoch envisioned called Legacy of Cain. Venus in Furs was part of Love, the first volume of the series. It was... Read Full Overview

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (Lemberg, Habsburg Empire 1836, died 1895) was one of the most read writers of his time. His name entered everyday language and the word masochism became known to everyone.

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... Read Full Overview