Story of O

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SisterMaryChainsaw, April 24, 2010 (view all comments by SisterMaryChainsaw)
An essential text in the exploration of sexuality and gender. Story of O--translated from French--reads beautifully. I love this particular little edition... it is small and white and unassuming; one remains unaware of the scandalous nature of the text contained within, and it is a pleasant, if not unsettling, surprise.

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Olthia, September 6, 2006 (view all comments by Olthia)
This book has me reeling. It is a horrific yet romantic story of O, a beautiful French photographer and her lover Rene. To demonstrate her love she undergoes sadistic torture and humiliating sexual abuse, all to prove her submission to him and her desire to please him... it speaks metaphorically to any person who has been in love so deeply and without restraint that nothing seems enough to prove its extent. Not for the faint-hearted but definitly a work of immense passion.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780345301116

Translator:

D'Estree, Sabine

Preface:

Paulhan, Jean

Preface by:

Paulhan, Jean

Preface:

Paulhan, Jean

Author:

Reage, Pauline

Author:

D'Estree, Sabine

Publisher:

Ballantine Books

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Non-Classifiable

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Erotica

Subject:

Erotica - General

Subject:

Psychological fiction

Subject:

Prostitutes

Copyright:

1981

Edition Description:

Mass market paperback

Series Volume:

1304

Publication Date:

19810512

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

240

Dimensions:

6.85x4.15x.64 in. .25 lbs.