Story of O

Story of O
	Cover of the 1962 edition
Author	Pauline Réage
Language	French
Genre	Erotic novel
Publisher	Jean-Jacques Pauvert
Publication date	1954
Publication place	France
Media type	Print

Story of O (French: Histoire d'O, IPA: [istwaʁ do]) is an erotic novel written by French author Anne Desclos under the pen name Pauline Réage, with the original French text published in 1954 by Jean-Jacques Pauvert.

Desclos did not reveal herself as the author for 40 years after the initial publication. Desclos stated she wrote the novel as a series of love letters to her lover Jean Paulhan,^[1] who had admired the work of the Marquis de Sade. The novel shares with the latter themes such as love, dominance, and submission.

^ Bedell, Geraldine (24 July 2004). "I wrote the story of O". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.

[Bedell-1] Bedell, Geraldine (24 July 2004). "I wrote the story of O". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2008.

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