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The famous novel now pictured by Doris Kloster; with her images, she has been able to express all the erotic and intriguing strenght of the original work.
When Histoire d\'O has been published for the first time in Paris in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, the novel managed to escape from the censorship of the Ministry of Interior, and became in a short time one of the most translated French novels in the whole world .
It tells, in an insolent but elegant way, the experiences of a young woman when she willingly enters the dark daedal of the perverted sexual practices of a corrupted secret sociey. The main themes of this novel are the abandonment, under the cover of of love, the excesses of sadism and masochism, and also the lien of \"property\". Today, Doris Kloster, a photographer specialized in the themes of feminine sexuality and of domination, manages to realize an old dream:to give to the most controversial and famous erotic novel ever published a visual representation.
The result is as good as the novel itself :the Histoire d\'O Illustrated offers more than 50 gorgeous images which perfectly reflect the torrid erotism of the novel. In Paris and in its surroundings, Doris Kloster has been able to find all the original characters, settings, costumes and accessories. Every one of these wonderful color photos goes together with a short extract of the novel. Furthermore, besides the preface written by Doris Kloster, there is also an introduction by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, the original editor of the novel.
The easy format of the book (28*30cm) gives the reader the possibility to well apreciate all its images. The quality of the color print and of the paper is perfect.
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