''Ordeal'' is a 1980
autobiography
An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life.
It is a form of biography.
Definition
The word "autobiography" was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English peri ...
by the former
pornographic actress Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace (born Linda Susan Boreman; January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002) was an American pornographic actress who became famous for her performance in the 1972 hardcore film '' Deep Throat''. Although the film was an enormous success, Bor ...
(real name: Linda Boreman), star of the film ''
Deep Throat'', a seminal 1972 film at the forefront of the
Golden Age of Porn. In the autobiography, Lovelace recounts that she was
raped during her career in the
porn industry.
See also
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Anti-pornography movement
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Rape pornography
References
American autobiographies
Anti-pornography feminism
Books about rape
Non-fiction books about pornography
1980 non-fiction books
Kensington Books books
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