Prix des Deux Magots
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Edition 19 (1955) Winner
Anne Cécile Desclos
アンヌ・セシル・デスクロス
Annu Seshiru Desukurosu
Aliases:
Dominique Aury
Pen Names:
Pauline Réage（Pen name for Story of O）,
Dominique Aury（Pen name used at Gallimard Publishers）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1907-09-23 （Rochefort）
- Died
- 1998-04-27 （Corbeil-Essonnes） age 90
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French, English
- Residence History
- Rochefort → Paris
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, novelist, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1930-1998
- Affiliations
- Gallimard Publishers
- Influenced By
- Marquis de Sade, Jean Paulhan
- Influenced
- Later erotic literature authors
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorbonne | — | Faculty of Letters | — | — | France |
Sorbonne
Faculty of Letters
Country:
France
Studied literature
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Story of O
1954 Erotic novelAn erotic tale of a woman's exploration of submission and sadomasochism.
submissionsadomasochismloveeroticism
Adaptations
- [Film] Story of O / Just Jaeckin (1975)
Translations
- Translated into numerous languages
Translations by Author
- Algernon Charles Swinburne et al.
Translations of Works
- Numerous translations of Story of O
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sensual descriptionspsychological depth
- Recurring Motifs
- domination and submissionsexual exploration
Legacy
Pioneering figure in erotic literature, revolutionizing sadomasochistic fiction with Story of O. Inducted into Leather Hall of Fame.
In Popular Culture
- Namesake of Pauline Reage Award by National Leather Association
Trivia
- Wrote Story of O to prove to lover Jean Paulhan that a woman could write an erotic novel.
- Pen name Pauline Réage from Pauline Bonaparte and a map.