In the following year Story of O won the Prix des Deux Magots, a literary prize generally awarded to new and unconventional books, with a number of famous writers amongst its earlier recipients. The daring nature of the novel became the talk of the French salons and cafes and there was much speculation as to the true identity of its author. The publication of Histoire d’O caused immediate controversy. Originally published in France in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Histoire d’O relates the tale of a young Parisian fashion photographer, called O, and her willful debasement at the hands of her lover Rene and the members of a clandestine society dedicated to the pleasures of sadomasochism. It is a book which should come with a health warning… Story of O might seduce your heart. It is a romance of violence written by a gentle French woman who for over forty years hid behind the name ‘Pauline Reage’.
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