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Dangerous Liaisons, a novel by French author Pierre Ambroise Choderos de Laclos, is an epistolary work first published in 1782. It delves into the lives of the scheming and manipulative Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil. The two former lovers engage in a game of seduction and betrayal, using others as pawns in their intricate plots.
Oct 30, 2007 · Dangerous Liaisons (Penguin Classics) Paperback – October 30, 2007. by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (Author), Helen Constantine (Editor, Translator, Introduction) 4.3 386 ratings. See all formats and editions. A new translation of one of the most notorious novels of all time.
- Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
4.06. 53,588 ratings2,439 reviews. The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The subject of major film and stage adaptations, the novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy ...
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A new translation of one of the most notorious novels of all time. Published just years before the French Revolution, Laclos’s great novel of moral and emotional depravity is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. Aristocrats and ex-lovers Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont embark on a sophisticated game ...
Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences.
- Choderlos de Laclos
Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences.
