Venus in Furs

Name: Venus in Furs
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.6 (7 reviews)
Author: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
ISBN: 9798200874941

Author: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Fernanda Savage

Narrator: Zachary Johnson, Verla Bond

Unabridged: 4 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 10/12/2021

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Erotica

Synopsis

A must-listen for every classic erotica fan! Performed as a duet by Zachary Johnson and Verla Bond.The term “Masochist” comes from Austrian author Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, whose fantasies inspired him to write Venus in Furs in 1870. The story is an account of a man named Severin, who is obsessed with being enslaved by a despotic woman in furs. He finds his ideal in a young widow named Wanda: a reluctant domme who discovers her sadistic tendencies through their twisted love affair. Venus in Furs was translated into English by Fernanda Savage in 1921.

About Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836–1895) was an Austrian writer and journalist who gained renown for his romantic stories of Galician life. The term “masochism” is derived from his name. During his lifetime, Sacher-Masoch was well known as a man of letters who espoused socialist and humanist ideals in his fiction and nonfiction. Most of his works remain untranslated into English. Venus in Furs is his only book commonly available in English.

About Verla Bond

Verla Bond is a professional improv actor, classically trained singer, and amateur puppeteer. She brings a variety of performance skills to her storytelling. Predominantly a romance and erotica narrator, she is passionate about increasing sex-positivity through literature. In her spare time she enjoys hiking and yoga.

Reviews

Goodreads review by El Librero de Valentina on August 30, 2022

Regresando a los orígenes del erotismo con este librazo que plasma los conceptos del masoquismo a la perfección, un lenguaje sencillo y personajes que se transforman conforme avanza la lectura.......more

Goodreads review by Meredith on September 18, 2010

Haven't reviewed on goodreads in a while, but was googling this work's translation dates and came across the negative reviews here. Thought I should contribute my defence. What Makes Venus in Furs a groundbreaking and thoroughly enjoyable work? 1)Literary tradition The finely-rendered frame structure f......more

Goodreads review by Jon on April 17, 2023

Ok - I just wanted to read this book to understand where the term masochist came from - now I do - I think - or as much as I want to understand. There are some insightful passages in this book; and it is a book that I may read again. Would be of particular interest to anyone studying the social scie......more

Goodreads review by Emma Angeline on April 02, 2023

yeah I dunno about this one repetitive not as interesting to me philosophically and his final point are women are the enemy and you should abuse them or they’ll abuse you?? and then he’s grumpy the whole time she’s doing everything he’s asked her to and complains and whinges and idk idk masochism’s na......more