{"product_id":"venus-in-furs-hardcover","title":"Venus in Furs: A GR Press Classic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeopold Von Sacher-Masoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeopold von Sacher-Masoch didn't invent the sexual practice that bears his name, but he did popularize it in this short novel. An example of the found-manuscript manner of storytelling, \u003cem\u003eVenus in Furs\u003c\/em\u003e is framed by an unnamed narrator telling his dreams to his friend Severin. In those dreams, the narrator discusses love with Venus while she wears furs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeverin suggests the narrator can break this obsession by reading a manuscript called \u003cem\u003eMemoirs of a Suprasensual Man\u003c\/em\u003e. That manuscript tells the story of a man who is so infatuated with a woman that he asks to be her slave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, she doesn't understand the request, but after humoring him, she grows to accept and appreciate the idea, eventually embracing it enthusiastically. They travel to Florence, with the man assuming a generic servant's name as he falls completely into the role of her servant. In Florence, Wanda treats him brutally as a servant, and recruits a trio of women to dominate him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship comes to a crisis when she meets another man, to whom she would like to submit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten and instruct himself and others in the realm of desire. It remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558832238899,"sku":"9781515420095","price":35.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DNC4dYCnvn9781515420095.webp?v=1784176742","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/venus-in-furs-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}