50 years ago, a unique pornographic novel appeared in Paris. Published in both French and English, Story of O portrayed explicit scenes of bondage and violent penetration in spare elegant prose, the purity of writing making the novel seem reticent even as it dealt with demonic desire. with whips, masks and chains.The authors name, Pauline Reage, was a pseudonym and many people thought the book could only have been writen by a man. The writers true identity was only revealed 10 yrs ago when an impeccably dressed 86 yr old intellectual called Dominique Aury acknowledged that the fantasies of castles, masks and debauchery were hers. Try and get your girlfriend to read it -l>
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