| Author: | Joseph Kessel | ISBN: | 9781468307788 |
| Publisher: | ABRAMS | Publication: | April 24, 2007 |
| Imprint: | The Overlook Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joseph Kessel |
| ISBN: | 9781468307788 |
| Publisher: | ABRAMS |
| Publication: | April 24, 2007 |
| Imprint: | The Overlook Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
