Books by Marquis de Sade
“The Pygmalion myth of a man falling in love with his own creation is played out in this text as a father-daughter incestuous relationship.” Read more...
The best books on The Marquis de Sade
Will McMorran, Literary Scholar
“The 120 Days is essentially unreadable in every possible way. Unreadable in the sense that it’s hard to read, unreadable in the sense that it’s upsetting to read, and unreadable also in the sense that it’s difficult to decode. It’s easy to forget about authors when they’re well behaved. But when you’re dealing with an author you don’t entirely trust, you become much more aware of him as a figure. And when the fiction is extreme, as it is in Sade, then we do think about intentions more.” Read more...
The best books on The Marquis de Sade
Will McMorran, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Marquis de Sade were recommended
The best books on The Marquis de Sade, recommended by Will McMorran
The word ‘sadism’ derives from the Marquis de Sade, the infamous 18th century French aristocrat. His works such as Justine and The 120 Days of Sodom are profoundly disturbing, retaining the ability to shock, disgust, and unsettle. Will McMorran, Sade’s translator, looks at the way Sade destabilises the idea of benevolent narrators, and how we must remain ethically engaged when reading him
