Delta of Venus

Conjuring up a cascade of sexual encounters, this book evokes the essence of female sexuality in a world where only love has meaning. Among these provocative stories, a Hungarian adventurer seduces wealthy women then vanishes with their money; a veiled woman selects strangers from a chic restaurant for private trysts; and a Parisian hatmaker named Mathilde leaves her husband for the opium dens of Peru.

First sentence: There was a Hungarian adventure who had astonishing beauty, infallible charm, grace, the powers of a trained actor, culture, knowledge of many tongues, aristocratic manners.

Year

1977

Language

English

Publisher

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers

Editions

33

Reader rating

3.9 / 5 (8)

Pages

271

ISBN

9781579125745

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