It's an erotic classic yet it was written anonymously by a shy, intellectual French woman in honour of her secret lover….see this in the O..Observer
Histoire d'O (English title: "Story of O"…oh the joy! Wonderful… ) was published 1954 in French and is a fantasy of female submission (...hmmmm) about a Parisian fashion photographer who is subjected to one or all of the following at some stage and on various occasions: blindfolding, chained-up, whipped, branded, made to wear a mask, and ‘brainwashed’ to be on call at any hour for oral sex, vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse etc…oh, hang on that’s a bit much! More 'news' here...
In February 1955 this sadomasochistic novel won the French literature prize Prix des Deux Magots; even so the French authorities brought obscenity charges against the publisher. Since then there have been films and a TV series (when? where?!!!) It was written by Pauline Réage (yes, a woman), which was the nom de plume of Anne Desclos (1907-1998), who also wrote under the name of Dominique Aury...info and image (below) from the Wikipedia article (letter o) under various other meanings for 'O'.
Book...banned; film...banned; TV series...banned...it must be brilliant!!!!! It's all available now and would enlighten you all...go read!
S.O.
P.S. Thanks to the nigh-on famous Gavin Corder for my new image...the O...pumping... and pumping ...oh dear...I've gone all faint again.
5 comments:
I had a first edition once! But I sold it - summat had to pay the schol fees!
That's school! Two O's in there!
You're welcome! Throb away old son!
Bloody hell Gavin!...I know I credited you but you got here before I'd even finished the edit!!!!
Thanks Ian, got another goodie to add now...should be below in the sidebar...may have to adjust the position...
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