The Illustrated Story of O

by Kloster, Doris; Reage, Pauline; Pauvert, Jean-Jacques

• ISBN13: 9780312266059
• ISBN10: 0312266057
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-20
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

When Story of O was first published in 1954 in Paris by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, it became the most widely translated French novel in the world. Now Doris Kloster, a photographer specializing in issues of womens sexuality and power, has realized a long-standing dream by creating a photographic representation of one of the most famous and controversial erotic novels ever published.

Author Biography

Doris Kloster received a B.A. in Art History from Boston University and an M.A. in Studio Art from New York University. She is an artist, alternative journalist and freelance photographer, and has shot editorial features, advertising, record albums, and book covers in London, Paris, Milan, and New York. She has curated and her work has been featured in numerous art gallery exhibitions in the United States and Europe. She has previously published Doris Kloster (Taschen) and Forms of Desire (St. Martin's Press), and currently lives in Paris.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Introduction	p. 11
The Illustrated Story Of O	p. 17
Acknowledgments	p. 120
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