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1907–1998 · French journalist and novelist best known for her erotic novel Story of O

Also known as: Anne Cecile Desclos, Dominique Aury, Pauline Réage, Доминик Ори, آن ديكلوس, 도미니크 오리

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Known works

Histoire d'O (1954)
Anthologie de la pośie religieuse franca̧ise
Story of O, part II = (1973)
Literary landfalls
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