A young playwright; Thomas; has written an adaptation of the 1870 novel Venus in Fur by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (after whom the term ldquo;masochismrdquo; was coined); the novel is the story of an obsessive adulterous relationship between a man and the mistress to whom he becomes enslaved. At the end of a long day in which the actresses Thomas auditions fail to impress him; in walks Vanda; very late and seemingly clueless; but she convinces him to give her a chance. As they perform scenes from Thomasrsquo;s play; and Vanda the actor and Vanda the character gradually take control of the audition; the lines between writer; actor; director; and character begin to blur. Vanda is acting . . . or perhaps she sees in Thomas a masochist; one who desires fantasy in ldquo;real liferdquo; while writing fantasies for a living.An exploration of gender roles and sexuality; in which desire twists and turns in on itself; Venus in Fur is also a witty; unsettling look at the art of actingmdash;onstage and off.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. "Angel Standing By;" Is the perfect title for Jewel...By SimonsGirl-ScentMasterIf you are interested in Jewel Kilcher; the singer; the songwriter; the Alaskan...come Californian...come Texan; the Platnum Hit host; the movie star; the daughter; the sister; the mother; the wife; the friend; the poet; the artist; the novelist; the STAR; you will like this short book depicting how Jewel began her life. An overnight sensation; she was beautiful; she was talented; she played the guitar; she was super smart; she was funny; she was honest; she was down to earth; and she had a voice so beautiful... some say its touched by God. (Theres a lot more to Jewels life than in this book. Shes been in the business for more than 20 years!!!)... but; If you dont know much about Jewel.... I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!!! Her story is Unique and Interesting! You may see Jewel in a whole new light... a brighter one!!! She truely is one of the last completely honest; direct and straight forward; down to earth successful women of our time. In a world of power and money; divorce and greed.... Jewel has never changed. Married to 9 time bull riding champ "TY MURRAY;" after 12 years; a couple kids; tours; t.v shows; travel travel travel.... the couple is very much in love and family means everything to them. And; Jewel; STILL makes time to keep in touch with fans; continue performing in live shows; and be the well rounded; balanced; out spoken; compassionate and brutally honest beautiful woman... with one of the most BEAUTIFUL VOICES OF OUR TIME!!! READ THE BOOK!!! Then read the ones Jewel wrote!6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. DisappointingBy A. MilneI was disappointed by this book. Though the stories in it are undoubtedly true and it does describe how difficult Jewels road to stardom was; it seemed to read more like a chronology of events than an in-depth look at her career. Quotes were interpersed throughout from Jewel and those close to her; but the author never actually interviewed her himself. You could easily find much of the factual information online for free and if you know what EDA stands for; you probably know most of it already anyway.If you are looking for more insight into Jewels life and career; I would suggest her autobiography "Chasing Down the Dawn". If you want inspiration for making dreams come true and listening to your soul; "The Architecture of All Abundance" by Lenedra Carroll (Jewels mom) is a must-read. If youre still thinking about this book; read the online "look inside" excerpt pages first - thats almost 20% of the book right there.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Angel Standing By is a must read for Jewel fans.By A CustomerI never realized; until I read Angel Standing By; how difficult Jewels life was previous to her becoming a star (can you believe she had to steal toilet paper from fast food restaurants?!). I never realized how precariously the foundation upon which her stardom was built - late to an audition with Atlantic Records; she almost never got signed. If it hadnt been for the persistence of her rather green AR rep; who just believed in her the way some people ardently profess faith in to a god; Jewel would have been slinking back to oblivion in the San Diego coffeehouse scene. I never realized how much impact her love affair with Steve Poltz; nearly twice her age and already a scenemaker in San Diego band the Rugburns; had on her own career and visibility ... culminating in their shared songwriting of "You Were Meant For Me." And these are the minor points... All the inside stories; all the behind-the-scenes insight that could make you feel like you truly know this songstress; are in this book. Maybe diehard fans close to stalkerdom already know these stories; but for the rest of us; Angel Standing By is a must read. You can never really understand Jewels songs (much less her poetry) until you understand her.
