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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, and blasphemy against the Catholic Church. He was a proponent of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law.

Sade was incarcerated in various prisons and in an insane asylum for about 32 years of his life; eleven years in Paris (10 of which were spent in the Bastille) a month in Conciergerie, two years in a fortress, a year in Madelonnettes, three years in Bicêtre, a year in Sainte-Pélagie, and 13 years in the Charenton asylum. Many of his works were written in prison. The term "sadism" is derived from his name.

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Born 2 June 1740
Died 2 December 1814

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  • Cover of: Philosophie Dans le Boudoir Ou les Instituteurs Immoraux: édition Intégrale

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  • Cover of: Philosophie Dans le Boudoir Ou les Instituteurs Immoraux: Dialogues Destinés à l'éducation des Jeunes Demoiselles

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  • Cover of: Justine or the Misfortunes of Virtue: ►Erotic Novel, an Unjust and Soulless World, Ironic Harshness, Extreme Villainy, Brutal Scenes

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  • Cover of: Selections from Justine and Short Histories, Stories and Fables by the Marquis de Sade

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  • Cover of: 120 Journ�es de Sodome Ou l'�cole du Libertinage: Sade

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  • Cover of: Juliette: Sade
    First published in 2019 1 edition

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Born 2 June 1740
Died 2 December 1814

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