Venus in Furs With Selected Letters of Sacher Masoch

This classic 19th century novel is the first uncompromising exploration of the dominant/submissive relationship in literature. The alliance of Severin and Wanda epitomizes Sacher-Masoch's obsession with a cruel, controlling goddess and the urges that drive the man held in her thrall. Exclusive to this edition are letters exchanged between Sacher-Masoch and Emilie Matajaan aspiring writer he sought as the avatar of his forbidden desires.