S-M : the last taboo
- Title
- S-M : the last taboo
- Description
- The appearance of this book is reminiscent of a 1950s pulp novel, with its paperback cover and cheap, browning paper. It was published by Grove Press, a predominantly literary publisher of writers including John Rechy and Michael Rumaker, under their Evergreen Black Cat Book imprint. The authors are, presumably, a married couple, although there is very little information about them. It is also unclear whether the couple were involved in sadomasochism (which they prefer to call “s-m”) or distant researchers of it. At one point, in a section on purchasing s-m materials, they use the word “we”. The book aims to describe the “psychology, techniques, and accessories” of s-m. The final section, ‘From the Fields of Infamy’, presents literary examples of s-m, including by Charles Baudelaire and Pauline Réage.
- Creator
- Gerald Greene
- Caroline Greene
- Location
- New York (NY)
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Date
- 1974
- Tags
- John Rechy (1931-)
- Michael Rumaker (1932-2019)
- Sadomasochism
- Rights
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