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Also known as Dominique Aury, Pauline Réage, Anne Cecile Desclos, Pauline Reage

French journalist and novelist best known for her erotic novel Story of O

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Anne Desclos, born Anne Cécile Desclos on 23 September 1907 in Rochefort, was a French writer, translator, screenwriter, and literary critic known by the pseudonyms Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage. She studied at the Lycée Condorcet and the Lycée Fénelon in Paris, and began her career in 1937, working as an editor-in-chief and general secretary. Her notable work is Story of O, and she wrote 22 works in total. Desclos received the Prix des Deux Magots and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour; she was married to Thierry Maulnier and Jean Paulhan. She died on 26 April 1998 in Corbeil-Essonnes.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1907
Died
1998
Works
22

Top works

  • Ainsi va le monde
  • Story of O, part II =
  • Histoire d'O
  • Poètes précieux & baroques du XVII0
  • Image

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Writing · Rochefort-sur-Mer, Charente-Maritime, France

Anne Cécile Desclos (23 September 1907 – 27 April 1998) was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the pen names Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage. She is best known for her erotic novel Story of O (1954). Born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France to a bilingual family, Desclos began reading in French and English at an early age. After completing her studies at the Sorbonne, she…

Known for

  • Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality — Self1997
  • Apostrophes — Self1975

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
France
Active from
1907
Active to
1998
has german audiobooks

Discography

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Key facts

Born
( 1907-09-23 ) 23 September 1907, Rochefort , France
Died
27 April 1998 (1998-04-27) (aged 90), Corbeil-Essonnes , France
Pen name
Pauline Réage Dominique Aury
Occupation
Journalist novelist
Genres
Prose
Notable works
Story of O (1954)
Spouse
Raymond d'Argila ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1929 , divorced ) ​
Partner
Thierry Maulnier Jean Paulhan Édith Thomas

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Cécile
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Rochefort
Place of death
Corbeil-Essonnes
Occupation
novelist
Position held
general secretary
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
French
Notable work
Story of O
Genre
prose
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date of birth
1907-09-23
date of death
1998-04-26
name in native language
Dominique Aury
writing language
French
birth name
Anne Cécile Desclos
pseudonym
Pauline Réage
start of work period
1937-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Anne Cécile Desclos ( French: [dɛklo]; 23 September 1907 – 27 April 1998) was a French literary critic, journalist, and novelist who wrote under the pen names Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage. She is best known for her erotic novel Story of O (1954).

Early life

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