num_pages: 184
description: The Marquis de Sade spent more than half his life in prison, which gave him the excuse to take his revenge on society through evocations of sexual cruelty. Excluded from normal life, he developed an extremist vision of the world through stories, dialogues, and historical novels. Included here are extracts from his major fic
language: English
title: The Marquis de Sade Reader
titlecomplete: The Marquis de Sade Reader
ratings_count: 30
publisher: Peter Owen Ltd