Vanessa Duriès
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Vanessa Duriès, also known as Katia Lamara (1972 - December 13, 1993) was a French novelist.
She was the author of the French BDSM
novel Le lien
(translated into English as The Ties that Bind
) based on her own experience as a slave
. She created quite a stir in France at the time of the release of the novel, due to her youth and beauty, and appeared on national television, in particular in the show of Bernard Pivot
. She also appeared in a pictorial
and an interview of the May 1993 issue of the French edition of Penthouse magazine.
Vanessa died in a car crash on December 13, 1993 in the South of France at age 21. Because of her early death, she has achieved a cult
status for some BDSM
communities. In 2007, five chapters of her second novel L'Étudiante
, left unfinished due to her death, were published in France.
Three other people also died in the car crash of December, 1993. The 2007 edition published in Paris by J'ai Lu -- "L'Étudiante suivi de Le Lien", Éditions Blanche, ISBN 9782290006177 — which includes an avant-propos by Duriès' editor Franck Spengler and a preface by Florence Dugas, is dedicated: "À la mémoire de Vanessa Duriès, Nathalie Perreau, Jean-Pierre Imbrohoris et leur fils décédés tragiquement le 13 décembre 1993". Spengler avows he was editor to Nathalie Perreau, also, and a friend of Jean-Pierre Imbrohoris. Published in this edition is a short letter written by Duriès to Franck Spengler, inserted between chapters two and three of "L'Étudiante".
She was the author of the French BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
novel Le lien
The Ties That Bind (novel)
The Ties That Bind is the first novel by the French author Vanessa Duriès.The novel tells the story of Laika, a young student, who is initiated to BDSM and then her evolution as a slave, and also of her growing love relationship with her master, Pierre...
(translated into English as The Ties that Bind
The Ties That Bind (novel)
The Ties That Bind is the first novel by the French author Vanessa Duriès.The novel tells the story of Laika, a young student, who is initiated to BDSM and then her evolution as a slave, and also of her growing love relationship with her master, Pierre...
) based on her own experience as a slave
Master/slave (BDSM)
In BDSM, Master/slave or M/s is a relationship in which one individual gives to another ultimate authority over them. It is a form of dominance and submission or total power exchange. The participants may be of any gender or sexual orientation...
. She created quite a stir in France at the time of the release of the novel, due to her youth and beauty, and appeared on national television, in particular in the show of Bernard Pivot
Bernard Pivot
Bernard Pivot, OC, CQ is a journalist, interviewer and host of French cultural television programmes. He is a member of the Académie Goncourt.-Biography:Pivot was born in Lyon, the son of grocers...
. She also appeared in a pictorial
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
and an interview of the May 1993 issue of the French edition of Penthouse magazine.
Vanessa died in a car crash on December 13, 1993 in the South of France at age 21. Because of her early death, she has achieved a cult
Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture. A film, book, band, or video game, among other things, will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fan base...
status for some BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
communities. In 2007, five chapters of her second novel L'Étudiante
L'Étudiante (novel)
L'Étudiante is the second novel by Vanessa Duriès.Like Le lien, Vanessa Duriès' first novel, this is an autobiographical story. It has not been completed, since Vanessa Duriès was killed in a car accident when it was being written....
, left unfinished due to her death, were published in France.
Three other people also died in the car crash of December, 1993. The 2007 edition published in Paris by J'ai Lu -- "L'Étudiante suivi de Le Lien", Éditions Blanche, ISBN 9782290006177 — which includes an avant-propos by Duriès' editor Franck Spengler and a preface by Florence Dugas, is dedicated: "À la mémoire de Vanessa Duriès, Nathalie Perreau, Jean-Pierre Imbrohoris et leur fils décédés tragiquement le 13 décembre 1993". Spengler avows he was editor to Nathalie Perreau, also, and a friend of Jean-Pierre Imbrohoris. Published in this edition is a short letter written by Duriès to Franck Spengler, inserted between chapters two and three of "L'Étudiante".
Further reading
- The Ties that BindThe Ties That Bind (novel)The Ties That Bind is the first novel by the French author Vanessa Duriès.The novel tells the story of Laika, a young student, who is initiated to BDSM and then her evolution as a slave, and also of her growing love relationship with her master, Pierre...
(translated from French) - Masquerade Books - ISBN 156333688X