The 120 Days of Sodom

The Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat, revolutionary, and writer of philosophy-laden, and often, violent pornography. He was a philosopher of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law, with the pursuit of personal pleasure being the highest principle. There is perhaps no more infamous figure in all of literature. The 120 Days of Sodom is an unfinished novel written in 1785 and published in 1904 after its manuscript was rediscovered. Described as both pornographic] and erotic, its plot revolves around the activities of four wealthy, male libertines who, in the four months of one winter, attempt to seek out the ultimate sexual gratification through orgies, sealing themselves away in an inaccessible castle in the heart of the Black Forest in Germany with a harem of thirty-six victims, mostly male and female teenagers.[5] During this, they engage four female brothel keepers to tell the stories of their lives and adventures; the crimes and tortures in the women's narratives inspire the libertines to similarly abuse and torture their victims, which gradually intensifies, increases in violence, and ends in their slaughter.

WINNER OF THE 2017 SCOTT MONCRIEFF PRIZE A new translation of Sade's most notorious, shocking and influential novel. This disturbing but hugely important text has influenced countless individuals throughout history: Flaubert and Baudelaire both read Sade; the surrealists were obsessed with him; film-makers like Pasolini saw parallels with twentieth-century history in his writings; and feminists such as Andrea Dworkin and Angela Carter clashed over him. This new translation brings Sade's provocative novel into Penguin Classics for the first time, and will reignite the debate around this most controversial of writers.

WINNER OF THE 2017 SCOTT MONCRIEFF PRIZE A new translation of Sade's most notorious, shocking and influential novel. This disturbing but hugely important text has influenced countless individuals throughout history: Flaubert and Baudelaire both read Sade; the surrealists were obsessed with him; film-makers like Pasolini saw parallels with twentieth-century history in his writings; and feminists such as Andrea Dworkin and Angela Carter clashed over him. This new translation brings Sade's provocative novel into Penguin Classics for the first time, and will reignite the debate around this most controversial of writers.

The Marquis de Sade was a French aristocrat, revolutionary, and writer of philosophy-laden, and often, violent pornography. He was a philosopher of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law, with the pursuit of personal pleasure being the highest principle. There is perhaps no more infamous figure in all of literature. The 120 Days of Sodom is an unfinished novel written in 1785 and published in 1904 after its manuscript was rediscovered. Described as both pornographic ] and erotic, its plot revolves around the activities of four wealthy, male libertines who, in the four months of one winter, attempt to seek out the ultimate sexual gratification through orgies, sealing themselves away in an inaccessible castle in the heart of the Black Forest in Germany with a harem of thirty-six victims, mostly male and female teenagers. [5] During this, they engage four female brothel keepers to tell the stories of their lives and adventures; the crimes and tortures in the women's narratives inspire the libertines to similarly abuse and torture their victims, which gradually intensifies, increases in violence, and ends in their slaughter.

The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade is one of the most infamous and controversial works of literature ever written. Conceived while de Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille in 1785, the book is an unrelenting exploration of depravity, power, and absolute corruption. Set in an isolated castle, four wealthy libertines-an aristocrat, a judge, a banker, and a bishop-gather with a group of kidnapped victims to indulge in a meticulously structured orgy of cruelty, debauchery, and sadism. Over four months, they subject their captives to unspeakable horrors, guided by the increasingly depraved tales of veteran prostitutes who recount escalating levels of perversion. Never completed by de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom was discovered in manuscript form and later published posthumously. Often regarded as a philosophical treatise on the nature of power and moral decay rather than mere pornography, the book has been both condemned as obscene and studied as an uncompromising examination of human nature's darkest impulses. It remains one of the most disturbing yet thought-provoking texts in world literature. Reprint of the 1957 Edition.

The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade is one of the most infamous and controversial works of literature ever written . Conceived while de Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille in 1785, the book is an unrelenting exploration of depravity, power, and absolute corruption. Set in an isolated castle, four wealthy libertines-an aristocrat, a judge, a banker, and a bishop-gather with a group of kidnapped victims to indulge in a meticulously structured orgy of cruelty, debauchery, and sadism. Over four months, they subject their captives to unspeakable horrors, guided by the increasingly depraved tales of veteran prostitutes who recount escalating levels of perversion. Never completed by de Sade, The 120 Days of Sodom was discovered in manuscript form and later published posthumously. Often regarded as a philosophical treatise on the nature of power and moral decay rather than mere pornography, the book has been both condemned as obscene and studied as an uncompromising examination of human nature's darkest impulses. It remains one of the most disturbing yet thought-provoking texts in world literature. Reprint of the 1957 Edition.

The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade relates the story of four wealthy men who enslave 24 mostly teenaged victims and sexually torture them while listening to stories told by old prostitutes. The book was written while Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille and the manuscript was lost during the storming of the Bastille. Sade wrote that he "wept tears of blood" over the manuscript's loss. Many consider this to be Sade crowing acheivment.

The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade relates the story of four wealthy men who enslave 24 mostly teenaged victims and sexually torture them while listening to stories told by old prostitutes. The book was written while Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille and the manuscript was lost during the storming of the Bastille. Sade wrote that he "wept tears of blood" over the manuscript's loss. Many consider this to be Sade crowing acheivment.