The startling and groundbreaking novel that inspired Luis Bunuel's film by the same name, Belle de Jour remains as vital and controversial today as it was in its 1960 debut.
Severine Serizy is a wealthy and beautiful Parisian housewife. She loves her husband, but she cannot share physical intimacy with him, and her vivid sadomasochistic fantasies drive her to seek employment at a brothel. By day, she enacts her customers' wildest fantasies under the pseudonym Belle de Jour ; in the evenings, she returns home to her chaste marriage and oblivious husband. Famous for its unflinching eroticism, Joseph Kessel s novel continues to offer an eye-opening glance into a unique female psyche.
Belle De Jour
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Author(s)Joseph Kessel
PublisherThe Overlook Press
ISBN / ASIN1585679089
ISBN-139781585679089
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,324,711
CategoryFiction
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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