Valerie Tasso
Encyclopedia
Valerie Tasso is a French
writer, lecturer, research worker and sex therapist
, currently living in Barcelona
, Spain
. She has several university degrees (Economical Sciences, Foreign Applied languages) and in 2006 she graduated in Sex Therapy from The Institute of Sexology (IN.CI.SEX El Instituto de Sexología,) in Madrid
.
In 1999, she worked as a prostitute for six months, out of curiosity. In 2003, she wrote her sexual experiences in the book Insatiable - The sexual adventures of a French Girl in Spain. This first book has been an international bestseller, and is the basis of the script for the film "Diary of a Nymphomaniac". She has written three more books.
In February 2008, and following the idea of the French philosopher Michel Foucault
, she published an essay called Antimanual of sex in which she tries to demonstrate that we never speak of sex but of what she calls "the sexual standardized speech", made of topics and clichés. She collaborates in different Spanish media (TV, radio) and writes press articles. At present, she is considered one of the most relevant Spanish writers of non-fiction books, for the originality of her work.
Her slogan: "Whoever ignores the reasons for the rules is condemned to respect them."
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
writer, lecturer, research worker and sex therapist
Sex therapy
Sex therapy is the treatment of sexual dysfunction, such as non-consummation, premature ejaculation , erectile dysfunction, low libido, unwanted sexual fetishes, sexual addiction, painful sex, or a lack of sexual confidence, assisting people who are recovering from sexual assault, problems commonly...
, currently living in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. She has several university degrees (Economical Sciences, Foreign Applied languages) and in 2006 she graduated in Sex Therapy from The Institute of Sexology (IN.CI.SEX El Instituto de Sexología,) in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
.
In 1999, she worked as a prostitute for six months, out of curiosity. In 2003, she wrote her sexual experiences in the book Insatiable - The sexual adventures of a French Girl in Spain. This first book has been an international bestseller, and is the basis of the script for the film "Diary of a Nymphomaniac". She has written three more books.
In February 2008, and following the idea of the French philosopher Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault , born Paul-Michel Foucault , was a French philosopher, social theorist and historian of ideas...
, she published an essay called Antimanual of sex in which she tries to demonstrate that we never speak of sex but of what she calls "the sexual standardized speech", made of topics and clichés. She collaborates in different Spanish media (TV, radio) and writes press articles. At present, she is considered one of the most relevant Spanish writers of non-fiction books, for the originality of her work.
Her slogan: "Whoever ignores the reasons for the rules is condemned to respect them."
Works
- 2003 - Diario de una ninfómana (Plaza y Janés) translated in English in 2005 as "Insatiable: The sexual adventures of a French girl in Spain" (Corgi Books)
- 2004 - Paris la nuit (Plaza y Janés)
- 2006 - El otro lado del sexo (Plaza y Janés)
- 2008 - Antimanual de sexo (Temas de hoy)
External links
- Her official website
- Valérie Tasso on prostitution, S&M and tenderness. Metro UK
- Valerie Tasso: From Book To Big Screen. Female First magazine, Helen Earnshaw, 29 June 2009