Dangerous Liaisons

Name: Dangerous Liaisons
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SKU: 9780140449570
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By Choderlos de Laclos

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Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos is a compelling exploration of manipulation and deceit set in the aristocratic salons of pre-revolutionary France. The novel reveals how the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two scheming ex-lovers, use their charm and cunning to manipulate others for their own amusement and revenge. Through a series of letters, intricate plots unfold, exposing the dark side of human relationships and the complexities of power and desire.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy tales of intrigue, manipulation, and the complexities of human relationships. Set in the decadent world of 18th-century French aristocracy, it explores the sinister games of seduction and revenge played through cunning correspondences. The intricate plot and richly drawn characters offer a captivating exploration of morality and power.

Dangerous Liaisons

Two former lovers embark on a 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 girl, the Vicomte is also occupied with the conquest of a married woman. But the consequences prove to be more serious, than they could have guessed.

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A new translation by Helen Constantine of de Laclos's great novel of moral and emotional depravity.

Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who 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. But 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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Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos is often praised for its intricate exploration of manipulation and seduction within French aristocracy. Critics admire its epistolary style, which adds depth to the characters’ deceitful games. Many find it a chilling reflection on the complexities of human motivations and the destructive power of desire.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140449570

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Helen Constantine
Translated by Helen Constantine

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 329g

Pages: 448

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Choderlos de Laclos Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

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 Dangeruous Liaisons was written. Helen Constantine has translated Theophile Gautier's Mademoiselle de Maupin for Penguin Classics which will be published in 2004 with an introduction by Patricia Duncker. And with David Constantine, she has translated a volume of Henri Michaux's poetry, Spaced and Displaced (Bloodaxe). She lives in Oxford.