The book that eliminates any doubts anyone might have that the women of Paris in the '50s were indeed some of the most interesting of all time. The Image, published in '56 with a preface by "Pauline Reage," takes its place high in the pantheon of erotica moderne. Told by Jean, who teams up with Claire to really put the submissive Anne through her paces, it's a love story as only that period could produce, and a work seldom out of print. The author has been established as Catherine Robbe-Grillet, wife of the more famous Alain, who himself wrote the preface, signing it "PR" as a joke. Lucky guy.
