Belle De Jour by Joseph Kessel
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, Joseph Kessel's novel continues to offer an eye-opening glance into a unique female psyche.
"'Truly a work of art' Houston Post 'A relentless expose of passion.. An emotional adventure' Chicago Sun-Times 'An intuitively knowledgeable novel of a woman's double life and the dichotomy of body and soul' New York Post"
Joseph Kessel (1898-1979) was born in Argentina. He studied in Paris and Nice, and served as a nurse in World War I. A member of the Academie Francaise from 1962 until his death, Kessel wrote many novels, several of which became films. He died in France in 1979.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781585679089 |
| ISBN 10 | 1585679089 |
| Title | Belle De Jour |
| Author | Joseph Kessel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Overlook Press |
| Year published | 2007-04-24 |
| Number of pages | 181 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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