Anne Desclos

Anne Desclos
Born(1907-09-23)23 September 1907
Rochefort, France
Died27 April 1998(1998-04-27) (aged 90)
Corbeil-Essonnes, France
Pen name
  • Pauline Réage
  • Dominique Aury
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • novelist
GenresFictional & critical prose
Notable worksStory of O (1954)
Spouse
Raymond d'Argila
(m. 1929, divorced)
Partner
Children1

Anne Cécile Desclos (23 September 1907 – 27 April 1998) was a French literary critic, journalist, and novelist who wrote under the pen names Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage. She is best known for her erotic novel Story of O (1954).