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First published in , Sacher-Masoch's Darwinian novella Venus im Pelz represents an innovative mode of genre writing, and was part of a larger exploration of.Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (27 January 1836 – 9 March 1895) was an Austrian writer and journalist, who became famous for his romantic stories about Galician life.
The word masochism comes from his name.
During his lifetime, Sacher-Masoch was known as a thinker who supported socialist and humanist ideas in his writing, both his stories and his letters. Most of his works have not been translated into English.
Venus in furs
The novelVenus in Furs is the only one of his books that can be commonly found in English.
Life
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[change | change source]Von Sacher-Masoch was born in what is now Lviv, Ukraine.
His father was an Austrian police director with Spanishancestry, and his mother was Charlotte von Masoch, a Ukrainian noblewoman.[1] He began learning German at age 12. He studied law, history and mathematics at Graz University.
After he finished his study, Sacher-Masoch moved back to Lemberg where he became a p