Dangerous Liaisons: Popular Penguins

Name: Dangerous Liaisons: Popular Penguins
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141195148
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By Pierre Choderlos De Laclos

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Dangerous Liaisons: Popular Penguins by Pierre Choderlos De Laclos is a provocative exploration of seduction, manipulation and betrayal among the French aristocracy. The story follows the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, who engage in a series of cunning schemes to achieve their own desires. Through a series of letters, the novel unfolds the complexities of their intrigues, creating a portrait of decadence and moral ambiguity.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate a tale of manipulation and betrayal set in the opulent yet deceitful world of 18th-century French aristocracy. It delves into the intricate games played by two former lovers who utilise seduction to wield power, making it perfect for those who relish drama, intrigue, and complex character dynamics.

Dangerous Liaisons: Popular Penguins

Two aristocrats in pre-revolutionary France embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existence. As their intrigues become more duplicitous and they find their human pawns responding in ways they could not have predicted, the consequences prove to be more deadly than they could have guessed.

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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 more duplicitous and they find their human pawns responding in ways they could not have predicted, the consequences prove to be more serious, and deadly, than Merteuil and Valmont could have guessed.

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ISBN: 9780141195148

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 June 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 179.0mm

Weight: 248g

Pages: 418

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About the Author

Pierre-Ambrois-Francois Choderlos de Laclos Choderlos 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.