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The 120 Days Of Sodom

byMarquis de Sade

Who is this book for? Readers interested in controversial and explicit literature, as well as those studying the extremes of human sexuality.

Topics PowerSurvivalMoralityCorruption
MoodDark, Suspenseful
RomanceMajor Subplot
ViolenceGraphic/Explicit
Explicit scenesExplicit Scenes
The 120 Days of Sodom is the Marquis de Sade's masterpiece. A still unsurpassed catalogue of sexual perversions and the first systematic exploration of the psychopathology of sex, it was written during Sade's lengthy imprisonment for sexual deviancy and blasphemy and then lost after the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution in 1789. Later rediscovered, the manuscript remained unpublished until 1936 and is now introduced by Simone de Beauvoir's landmark essay, 'Must We Burn Sade?' Unique in its enduring capacity to shock and provoke, The 120 Days of Sodom must stand as one of the most controversial books ever written, and a fine example of the Libertine novel, a genre inspired by eroticism and anti-establishmentarianism, that effectively ended with the French Revolution.

Language

en

Published on

07/04/1991

Pages

799

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780099629603

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