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The 120 Days of Sodom

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Pages
464
Published
1785
Language
English

Synopsis

Four libertines retreat to a remote castle for four months, where they enact a relentless cycle of cruelty and abuse. De Sade's unfinished work examines power and sexual violence in one of the most disturbing texts of eighteenth-century literature.

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Marquis de Sade

Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat and writer famous for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle. His works include novels, short stories, plays, and political tracts; in his lifetime some were published under his own name, while others appeared anonymously and Sade denied being their author. He is best known for his erotic novels, which combined philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting bizarre sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence, criminality,...

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