Pauline Réage's *Story of O* is one of the most provocative and debated masterpieces of erotic literature and psychological surrealism of the twentieth century. Published in the United States by Barney Rosset’s boundary-pushing Grove Press, this volume features translations by Sabine d'Estrée alongside celebrated critical prefaces by Jean Paulhan and André Pieyre de Mandiargues. Its stark typographic dust jacket and dignified black binding reflect Grove Press’s landmark battles against literary