Dangerous Liaisons (Classic Literature with Classical Music) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Choderlos de Laclos (Author), Various Artists (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1995

This is a gripping, unforgettable tale of passion, treachery and cruelty, whose leading protagonists remain in the memory -- long after the story has been told.

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"If this book burns, it burns as only ice can burn."
-Baudelaire --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) entered the army at the age of eighteen and reached the rank of capitaine-commandant without seeing battle. He was sent to the island of Aix, where Dangerous Liaisons was written.
Helen Constantine, current chairman of the Translators' Association, has translated Théophile Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin for Penguin Classics. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks; Abridged edition (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9626345322
• ISBN-13: 978-9626345320
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,497,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb - absolutely so., April 4, 2000

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This review is from: Dangerous Liasons (Audio CD) (Audio CD)

I loved the movie Dangerous Liasons with Glenn Close and John Malkovich and decided to try this audio version of the book. I can't say it was better than the movie, but the audio is superb. It is on 3 CDs and so is longer than the movie and supplies more detail. Since it is in letter form, its style more closely follows the book. The readers show incredible and intense emotion in their voices - you can almost see them in your mind. It made my commuting a joy for several days - I was almost sorry when I got to the office or arrived back home and had to quit listening. Such devious-ness! Who is the most wicked? Enjoy.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally on Kindle!, October 11, 2009

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This review is from: Dangerous Liaisons (Penguin Classics) (Kindle Edition)

Finally a Kindle edition of de Laclos' masterpiece! The novel (adapted into a fine film with Glenn Close, John Malkovich, and Michelle Pfeifer in the 1980s) is one of the great works of world literature. Shocking in its sexual candor, even by modern standards, it offers great insight into the decadence of French aristocracy on the eve of the French Revolution as the two main characters set out to debase and destroy innocent lives - all for their own amusement.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Putting the FUN in Dysfunctional, May 25, 2011

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This review is from: Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons Dangereuses) (Paperback)

Such corruption. Such ruthlessness. I love this book because I find the good guys so boring, and here we have perfectly delicious bad guys and gals doing horrible things to each other.

I've recommended this book to people, and only a couple have enjoyed it, but the others tend to read bodice rippers, and this one has sex and intrigue, but not in the typical way.

If you want fun and love among the ruins of an innocent's life, this is your book.