Belle de Jour
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- Synopsis
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The startling and groundbreaking novel that inspired Luis Buuel's film by the same name is finally available once more. In a world that blurs the lines between feminism and female sexuality, Belle de Jour remains as vital and controversial today as it was in its 1960 debut.
Severine Serizy is a wealthy and beautiful Parisian housewife. She loves her husband, but she cannot share physical intimacy with him, and her vivid sadomasochistic fantasies drive her to seek employment at a brothel. By day, she enacts her customers' wildest fantasies under the pseudonym 'Belle de Jour'; in the evenings, she returns home to her chaste marriage and oblivious husband. Famous for its unflinching eroticism, the Joseph Kessel novel continues to offer an eye-opening glance into a unique female psyche.
- Copyright:
- 1962
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 142 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781468307788
- Publisher:
- The Overlook Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/29/14
- Copyrighted By:
- St Martin's Press, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.