{"product_id":"9781411429352","title":"Venus in Furs (Barnes \u0026 Noble Library of Essential Reading)","description":"Most of us are familiar with the term \"masochism,\" but few have read the scandalous story that gave a name to the fetish: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novella \u003ci\u003eVenus in Furs (Venus im Pelz)\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1870. A sensational depiction of an erotic passion that defies the norms of nineteenth-century sexuality and gender, the story charts the stages of masculine obsession and collapse, leading a cultivated European aristocrat from his fantasy of abasement at the hands of a domineering woman to a climax of brutal physical violence. It remains a foundational work of modern culture, defining a sexual perversion while also offering a critical lens through which to view persistent structures of masculinity and power.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124176896240,"sku":"9781411429352","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411429352","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}