Man in Furs (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781683964803)

In 1870, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch published Venus in Furs, an erotic novel revealing the author's desire to be dominated by a woman. (And paid homage in the classic Velvet Underground song of the same name.) After the novel's success, a woman turns up at his doorstep and offers to take on the role in Sacher-Masoch's real life. He completely submits to her, and they get married. Years later, Leopold has remarried and lives a quiet life, far removed from the sexual escapades of his first marriage. Then he learns that his surname, to his detriment, has come to describe a new sexual perversion: masochism. Man In Furs is his story.
This compelling graphic biography is a collaboration between the biographer Catherine Sauvat and the celebrated cartoonist Anne Simon. Simon's gentle cartooning perfectly complements Sauvat's empathetic script.


Author: Catherine Sauvat, Anne Simon
ISBN-10: 1683964802
ISBN-13: 9781683964803
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2021
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.00w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/25/2021