A collection of de Sade's stories utilizing gothic conventions and questioning sexual and societal mores The notorious author of pornographic novels and a sexual pervert who spent much of his life in prison and whose name was unmentionable in civilized circles, only in recent times has the Marquis come to be seen as misunderstood--essentially a moralist, his exploration of the so-called dark side of the human psyche remains as relevant to our society as it was to his own. This collection will provide an excellent introduction to Sade's fiction; these accessible stories range from the dramatic novella "Eugenie de Franval," in which a father's criminal passion for his daughter leads to intrigue, abduction, and murder, to comic tales such as" The Husband Who Plays Priest," concerning a lecherous monk who finds an ingenious way to combine clerical duties with secular pleasures. De Sade's gift as a humorist are much in evidence, as is his particular delight in unusual marital situations--which invariably lead to the most diverting conclusions.
- ISBN10 0330319256
- ISBN13 9780330319256
- Publish Date 4 December 1992 (first published 15 February 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 July 1994
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Picador
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 192
- Language English