Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), was a French aristocrat and writer of philosophy-laden and often violent pornography, as well as some strictly philosophical works.
Will McMorran (translator) is a senior lecturer in French and comparative literature at Queen Mary, University of London.
Thomas Wynn (translator) is reader and director of research in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University.
