Leopold Sacher-Masoch wrote about the Jews in Galicia, championing their emancipation and fighting against antisemitism, and about the inequality of men in women in society, championing the emancipation of women. The theme of masochism in particular is from one of his novellas, Venus in Furs, which is about how the inequality of men and women in society ruins relationships. The masochism of the protagonist Severin is portrayed as unhealthy, and by the end of the book he becomes a sadist.
Sir Leopold was not the only author in his family, both of his wives were writers, so was his daughter, and his great-nephew, all of whom bore the name Sacher-Masoch.
Leopold Sacher-Masoch wrote about the Jews in Galicia, championing their emancipation and fighting against antisemitism, and about the inequality of men in women in society, championing the emancipation of women. The theme of masochism in particular is from one of his novellas, Venus in Furs, which is about how the inequality of men and women in society ruins relationships. The masochism of the protagonist Severin is portrayed as unhealthy, and by the end of the book he becomes a sadist.
Sir Leopold was not the only author in his family, both of his wives were writers, so was his daughter, and his great-nephew, all of whom bore the name Sacher-Masoch.