Dangerous Liaisons: Popular Penguins
- Paperback
418 pages
- Release Date
27 June 2010
Summary
Depicting decadence and moral corruption in pre-revolutionary France, Dangerous Liaisons is one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Two aristocrats embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vicomte de Valmont to seduce an innocent convent girl, the Vicomte is also occupied with the conquest of a virtuous married woman. As their intrigues become mor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141195148 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141195142 |
| Author: | Pierre Choderlos De Laclos |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 418 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 179mm x 111mm x 26mm |
| Series: | Popular Penguins |
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About The Author
Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
Pierre-Ambrois-Francois Choderlos de LaclosChoderlos de Laclos was born in 1741, at Amiens. He entered the army at the age of 18 and reached the rank of capitaine-commandant without seeing battle. In 1779 he was sent to the island of Aix, where Dangerous Liaisons was written.
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