Élizabeth Herrgott
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| Born | 27 April 1941 |
| Died | 13 December 2021(2021-12-13) (aged 80)
La Loye, France
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| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Romancier |
Élizabeth Herrgott (27 April 1941 – 13 December 2021) was a French writer who specialized in erotic and pornographic material.[1]
Herrgott became a model in Tunis at age 21. After earning an agrégation in grammar, she began following the beliefs of Jacques Lacan. She received psychoanalysis from a man and a woman from the Quatrième Groupe [fr] and was a founding member of the Cahiers de lectures freudiennes. Her works were emblematically marked by the study of perversion, sadomasochism, fetishism, and lesbianism.[2]
Inspired by Marquis de Sade, Herrgott published Lettres d'amour à des hommes et à quelques femmes and Le gynécée. During this time, she wrote columns in Vogue and Penthouse and took part in the television show of André Bercoff [fr]onFrance Régions 3 [fr], Français si vous parliez. She appeared on a weekly cooking show aired on Aligre FM [fr] to give listeners erotic recipes. In 1998, she allowed Abel Ferrara to write her biography.[3][4]
Herrgott wrote numerous short story collections in the early 2000s, such as Fantasmes de femmes, Pulsions de femmes, Extases de femmes, and Mionne ou la dixième muse. She continued to write novels for the remainder of her life.
She died in La Loye on 13 December 2021, at the age of 80.[5]
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