Man in Furs (HC)

(W) Catherine Sauvat (A) Anne Simon
A graphic biography of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the author whose name came to define the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from one's own pain or humiliation.
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.
HC, 8x11, 128pgs, 2C SRP: $24.99

Publisher:	Fantagraphics Books
Title:	Man in Furs Other Titles
Issue:	(HC)
Cover Price:	$24.99
Cover Date:	2021 November
Release Date:	2021 November 17
Condition:	NEW
ISBN:	978168396480352499
DIAMOND:	SEP211541