This is a translation of the novel of decadence and moral corruption in pre-revolutionary France which tells the story of the conspiracy between the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont to debauch a young girl.
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"If this book burns, it burns as only ice can burn."
-Baudelaire --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
-Baudelaire --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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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 Mass Market Paperback edition.
Helen Constantine, current chairman of the Translators' Association, has translated Théophile Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin for Penguin Classics. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Monsieur de Valmont, Madame de Rosemonde, Madame de Volanges, Chevalier Danceny, Madame de Merteuil, Madame de Tourvel, Cécile Volanges, Mademoiselle de Volanges, Monsieur Danceny, Monsieur de Gercourt, Sophie Carnay, Mademoiselle Julie, Monsieur de Prévan, Father Anselme, Madame la Présidente, Cecile Volanges, Monsieur Bertrand, Monsieur de Danceny, Monsieur de Merteuil New!
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Monsieur de Valmont, Madame de Rosemonde, Madame de Volanges, Chevalier Danceny, Madame de Merteuil, Madame de Tourvel, Cécile Volanges, Mademoiselle de Volanges, Monsieur Danceny, Monsieur de Gercourt, Sophie Carnay, Mademoiselle Julie, Monsieur de Prévan, Father Anselme, Madame la Présidente, Cecile Volanges, Monsieur Bertrand, Monsieur de Danceny, Monsieur de Merteuil New!
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