num_pages: 444
description: ‘Justine’ was the Marquis de Sade's first novella, written in 1787, whilst imprisoned for two weeks in the Bastille. Although published anonymously, de Sade was eventually indicted for blasphemy and obscenity (without trial) for the authorship of ‘Justine’ at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte.Who suffers in the pursuit of desire?The Countess de Lorsange reveals her history, in a tavern, to a young woman named Therese; where a young girl and her sister fight a battle of morality. Set in a period before the French Revolution, Justine shows the battle of virtue versus vice, where earning your keep takes on fresh connotations, and a titled lady holds a lifetime of illicit secrets.
language: French
title: Justine ou les malheurs de la vertu
titlecomplete: Justine ou les malheurs de la vertu
genres: Fiction, France, Erotica, Philosophy, French Literature, Literature, 18th Century, Classics, Novels, BDSM
ratings_count: 14769
places: France
series: Guido Crepax - Erotica
publisher: Gallimard