 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Jenny Diski |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | BDSM |
| Published | 1986 |
| Publisher | Methuen (UK) Simon & Schuster (US) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 256 pages |
| ISBN | 0671634593 |
Nothing Natural is the 1986 debut novel by Jenny Diski,[1][2] initially published in hardback through Simon & Schuster. It follows a young woman who enters into a sadomasochistic relationship with a charming and domineering man.[3][4] The book, perceived as an S&M-book by the New Yorker,[5] received some backlash upon its release, as critic Anthony Thwaite criticized it as being "the most revolting book I've ever read," and the feminist magazine Sisterwrite chose to ban Diski from publishing with them.[6]
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- ^ Horeck, Tanya (2003). Public Rape: Representing Violation in Fiction and Film. Psychology Press. pp. 133–135. ISBN 041528855X.
- ^ Brulotte, Gaëtan; John Phillips (2006). Encyclopedia of Erotic Literature. Routledge. pp. 349–350.
- ^ Rennison, Nick (2004). Contemporary British Novelists. Routledge. p. 43. ISBN 0415217091.
- ^ Daphne Merkin (18 February 1996). "Unlikely obsession". New Yorker Magazine. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Making a solo voyage". Scotsman. Retrieved 15 May 2014.