How long does it take to read Venus in Furs?
Venus in Furs by Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch takes about 3 hours 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 39 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1890. 199 pages, about 54,725 words.
8 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 6 hours 5 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 17 minutes |
The page count is the median across 28 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"A shocking exploration of masochism, narcissism, and sexual power, Venus in Furs brought instant notoriety to its author for its unprecedented portrayal of a man who passionately makes himself the slave of the woman he loves. Sacher-Masoch freely mixes philosophy and pornography in the story of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty under the tutelage of the merciless beauty Wanda von Dunajew.". "More than a lurid tale of sexual obsession and perversion, Venus in Furs is a daring successor to the writings of the Marquis de Sade. Pioneering in its revelations about the pain of love and the love of pain, Sacher-Masoch's masterpiece remains a classic literary statement on sexual submission and control."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Bondage (Sexual behavior), Fiction, Erotic stories, Sexuality, Female domination (Sexuality), Masochism
