: Adding to its mystique, the book featured a preface by Pauline Réage (author of The Story of O ), while Alain Robbe-Grillet allegedly wrote another preface for the work under a different name.
Published in 1956, The Image ( L'Image ) is a landmark of erotic literature, often compared to the infamous Story of O . Though published under the pseudonym Jean de Berg, it was later revealed to be the work of Catherine Robbe-Grillet , the wife of renowned novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet. Literary Significance the image jean de berg pdf