Venus in Furs is possibly the best known novel by author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. It draws themes and character inspiration heavily from Sacher-Masoch's own life, and tells the story of a man, Severin von Kusiemski, so infatuated with a woman, Wanda von Dunajew, that he requests to be treated as her slave, and encourages her to treat him in progressively more degrading ways. Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (1836 - 1895), writer and journalist, was born in Lemberg, Austrian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine). Today, he is best known for his name being the basis for the term masochism.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	June 29, 2007
ISBN13	9781406542530
Publishers	Dodo Press
Pages	144
Dimensions	150 × 9 × 225 mm · 222 g
Language	English
Contributor	Fernanda Savage

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