Jeanne took the bodice of green satin, the white petticoat, the dress, the green mules and, having hooked up o s bodice in front, began to lace it up tight in the back. Bad behavior penguin modern classics mary gaitskill. Her lover one day takes o for a walk in a section of the city where they never go the montsouris park. Published simultaneously in french and english, story of o portrayed explicit scenes of bondage and violent penetration in spare, elegant prose, the purity of the writing making the novel seem. The notorious novel of dark obsession how far will a woman go to express her love. This novel, sexually explicit without being crude, is indeed the story of o, a woman whose love for a man leads her to increasingly submissive behavior allowing herself to be sexually used, violently beaten, and physically mutilated, which releases her independence of thought, and eventually causes her to abandon her individual identity. She turned into pure vigil, darkness in waiting expectation of light. Story of o, erotic novel by anne desclos, first published in french histoire do, 1954 under the pen name pauline reage, itself a pen name for dominique aury, a french writer and translator who was a respected member of the literary establishment but who gained her greatest fame in 1994 when it was confirmed that she was the author, under the pseudonym of reage, of this erotic bestseller. Published in french by jeanjacques pauvert, story of o is a tale of female submission about a beautiful parisian fashion photographer, o, who is blindfolded, chained, whipped, branded, pierced, made to wear a mask.
Photographer os lover takes her to a chateau, where she is, like other women there, naked, humiliated by whipping, sexual abuse by men etc. Written and published at a time when both female sexual repression and biases against female careerism were openly espoused in europe, the novel was published by reages friend, jeanjacques pauvert. O is a beautiful parisian fashion photographer, determined to understand and prove her consuming devotion to her lover, rene, through complete submission to. Considered a classic work of erotic literature, it seeks not to arouse the reader, but to caution against desire, a divergence of purpose that perfectly reflects the splintering of body and mind experienced by o. Pauline r ages story of o continues as a woman returns to the place of her most intimate initiation. Beautiful o is a parisian photographer who makes a bold choice to follow her most forbidden desires. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The classic french erotic bestseller that preceded fifty shades of greya beautiful young french woman, known only as o, is taken by her. After they have taken a stroll in the park, and have sat together side by side on the edge of a lawn, they notice, at one corner of the park, at an intersection where there are.
Pauline reages classic erotic novel the story of o is sumptuously illustrated with doris klosters fetish photographs. Story of o a novel by pauline reage and publisher ballantine. Pauline reage, the author, was a pseudonym, and many people thought that the book could only have been written by a man. May 10, 2015 pauline reage aka dominique aury aka anne desclos from the first change of her identity in the french resistance and professionally to her inspiration to write tthe story of o to her coming out as.
I carried o around everywhere, even on airplanes, and remember that reading it in public was as thrilling as just reading it. Mar 26, 20 o is a beautiful parisian fashion photographer, determined to understand and prove her consuming devotion to her lover, rene, through complete submission to his every whim, his every desire. Story of o is a 1954 work of french erotic literature by anne desclos, officially attributed to her pseudonym, pauline reage. She was born in 1907, abandoned at birth by her mother, and raised by her paternal grandmother. See all books authored by pauline reage, including histoire do, and story of o, part ii, and more on thriftbooks. The story of o relates the progressive willful debasement of a young and beautiful parisian fashion photographer, o, who wants nothing more than to be a slave. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. After they have taken a stroll in the park, and have sat together side by side on the edge of a lawn, they notice, at one corner of the park, at an intersection where there are never any taxis, a car which, because of its meter. The story of o is an erotic novel about love, dominance and submission by french author anne desclos under the pen name pauline reage.
One day her lover, rene, takes her to a chateau, where she is enslaved, with renes approval, and. It is a book which should come with a health warning story of o might seduce your heart. Fifty years ago, an extraordinary pornographic novel appeared in paris. Mar 26, 20 story of o by pauline reage, 9780345545343, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Story of o ebook by pauline reage 9780345548405 rakuten kobo.
Story of o by pauline reage, first edition abebooks. After they have taken a stroll in the park, and have sat together side by side on the edge of a lawn, they notice, at one corner of the park, at an intersection where there are never. I carried o around everywhere, even on airplanes, and remember that reading it in public was as thrilling as. The story of o is an erotic novel about love, dominance and submission by french author pauline reage. Story of o paperback 8 may 1998 by pauline reage author visit amazons pauline reage page. After completing her studies she worked in publishing and translating, where she gained the respect of many prominent french. From the descriptions that id seen, it seemed much more like a relatively softcore, commercialfiction version of story of o. Story of o 9780345301116, 9780345548405 vitalsource.
She gave up everything to surrender to the forces of sensual love. The story is authored by a woman, reputedly to titillate her own lover, and i was left wondering whether she might have first hand knowledge of the paris bdsm scene, or whether it was all the product of imagination. Mar 28, 2012 the story of o, by pauline reage anne desclos by jared t. A tale of female submission about a beautiful parisian fashion photographer, o, who is blindfolded, chained, whipped, branded, pierced, made to wear a mask, and taught to be constantly available for oral, vaginal, and anal intercourse. O is a young, beautiful fashion photographer in paris. Published simultaneously in french and english, story of o portrayed explicit scenes of bondage and violent penetration in spare, elegant prose, the purity of the writing making the novel seem reticent even as it dealt with demonic desire, with whips, masks and chains.
Lawrences women in love, the first book i fell in love withit was very erotic to methe story of o was floating nearby. Story of o by pauline reage, 9780345545343, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I havent read 50 shades of grey, but was surprised to hear that it began as twilight fan fiction. The writers true identity was not revealed until 10 years ago, when, in an. It is a romance of violence written by a gentle french woman who for over forty years hid behind the name pauline reage. And yet, such is the case with o, the titular character, who allows herself to be subjugated the point where she has no name and is referred to only by that letter. Pauline reage aka dominique aury aka anne desclos from the first change of her identity in the french resistance and professionally to her inspiration to write tthe story of o. Story of o is an erotic novel published in 1954 by french author anne desclos under the pen name pauline reage, and published in french by jeanjacques. The story of o, by pauline reage anne desclos top 10 racy. The story of o by pauline reage the olympia press, london 1970 first uk edition first printing 208p, 18cmx15cm condition. With corinne clery, udo kier, anthony steel, jean gaven. The lovers of roissy her lover one day takes o for a walk in a section of the city where they never go the montsouris park.
As in, no one would be so crazy as to love someone so much as to subject themselves to such torture. Anne cecile desclos 23 september 1907 27 april 1998 was a french journalist and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms dominique aury and pauline reage, and is best known for her erotic novel histoire do story of o. The story of o, or histoire do is an erotic tale of female submission, written by anne desclos under the pen name of pauline reage. Pauline reage books list of books by author pauline reage. The bodice was long and stiff, stoutly whaleboned as during the period when wasp waists were in style, with gussets to support the breasts. Like to say that from the moment her lover had left, o began to await his return would be an understatement. Return to the chateau story of o part ii pauline reage. The story of o ebook by pauline reage 9783736860216. Born in rochefort, charentemaritime, france to a bilingual. Before fifty shades of grey there was story of o, the notorious novel of dark obsession that introduced the world to erotic fiction.