Justine (Or The Misfortunes Of Virtue)
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Author: Marquis De Sade
Castle Books, Inc.
©1964 Castle Books
CAB Comment––De Sade always seems to be the last word on everything debauched and just plain flat-out wrong. But he was far more interesting and complicated than that, and shouldn’t be written off as merely a bad seed nourished to grow with sin, sex, and blood. In many ways, in fact, De Sade is a true anti-hero: the writer––the thinker performance artist––whose books were meant to be a commentary on the bitter cruelty of common life. A cruelty, often unduly so, that was extended to De Sade simply for speaking his mind and standing behind the written word as unbridled thought and resulting ideas. Mere concepts in this world can make anyone a criminal. But what most people don’t bother to do is actually read De Sade. Certainly he isn’t for everyone, but his novel “Justine” will likely surprise most. For the bottom line is, the Marquis De Sade was actually a pretty damn good writer. He was a writer who actually had something to say.
“Justine (Or The Misfortunes Of Virtue)”––GoodReads Synopsis:
“Justine was the Marquis de Sade's first novella, written in 1787, whilst imprisoned for two weeks in the Bastille. Although published anonymously, de Sade was eventually indicted for blasphemy and obscenity (without trial) for the authorship of Justine at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte. Who suffers in the pursuit of desire? The Countess de Lorsange reveals her history, in a tavern, to a young woman named Therese; where a young girl and her sister fight a battle of morality. Set in a period before the French Revolution, Justine shows the battle of virtue versus vice, where earning your keep takes on fresh connotations, and a titled lady holds a lifetime of illicit secrets.”
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