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The man behind sadomasochism

July 14, 2010 by GW Editorial Staff  
Filed under German Words

The Austrian writer Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895) made his living in the 19th century by writing lots novels and novellas according to “sex sells” principle. He also wrote under the pen names Charlotte Arand and Zoë von Rodenbach.
Every now and then he included painful, servile and submissive encounters. Best known are his description in [...]