Venus in Furs

By Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch

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Explicit

'Venus in Furs' 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.

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Possessive HeroRelationship Dark RomanceSetting

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Heavy kinkcentral theme
Degradationcentral theme

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