The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade Paperback Book 9780141394343

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.

Author: Marquis de Sade Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Pages: 464 Page Count: 464 Publication Date: 2016 Year of Publication: 2016 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Biographical fiction Weight: 462 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 19.5 cm Package Dimension Width: 12.4 cm Package Dimension Height: 2.2 cm ISBN: 9780141394343