Study paper from 2005 in the field of German Studies - Modern German Literature, grade: 1A, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt (Institute for German Studies), 9 sources in the bibliography, language: German, abstract: "The Story of O, on one hand a highly acclaimed literary masterpiece, on the other hand a reviled object of moral outrage, undoubtedly belongs to the most controversial and enigmatic books of the 20th century." Awarded a literary prize on one hand, while being labeled as pornographic trash on the other, "The Story of O" certainly fits the description provided by the online bookstore for this work. The book is characterized on one hand by an excellent command of language, but on the other hand also by the use of some of the most clichéd tropes from the repertoire of pornography. Undoubtedly, it is e.