# La pêcheuse d'âmes

By Leopold Sacher-Masoch, Ritter von.

"La pêcheuse d'âmes" by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is a gothic novel published in 1886. The story follows Dragomira, a woman who worships death as her god and believes nature is cruel and devoid of ethics. She develops a dark religion centered on death, viewing love as confining and life as suffering. Dragomira seeks extreme experiences at the boundary between life and death, ultimately executing her lovers as sacrifices to her deity. The novel blends gothic horror, detective fiction, and theological philosophy. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: French
- Subjects: Austrian fiction -- Translations into French

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