{"product_id":"venus-in-furs-9780140447811","title":"Venus in Furs","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVenus in Furs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires to be enslaved to a woman. Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the merciless Wanda von Dunajew. This is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten and instruct himself and others in the realm of desire. Published in 1870, the novel gained notoriety and a degree of immortality for its author when the word \"masochism\"--derived from his name--entered the vocabulary of psychiatry. This remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoachim Neugroschel \u003c\/b\u003ehas won three PEN translation awards and the French-American translation prize. He has also translated Thomas Mann's \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e and Sacher-Masoch's \u003ci\u003eVenus in Furs\u003c\/i\u003e, both for Penguin Classics. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649757024530,"sku":"9780140447811","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69f41481-0e0b-44bd-9a92-2de218c6bf97.jpg?v=1733272840","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/venus-in-furs-9780140447811","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}