Justine

Author: Marquis de Sade

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Description: <p><strong>Justine</strong> takes place just before the French Revolution in France and tells the story of a young girl named Thérèse. Her story is told to Madame de Lorsagne as she defends herself against her crimes, on her way to punishment and death. She explains the series of misfortunes that have led her to her present situation.</p> <p>Justine was one of the first works of the Marquis de Sade, written in two weeks in 1787 while he was imprisoned in the Bastille. It is a 187-page novel with little of the obscenity that characterized his later writing, as it is written in the classical style that was fashionable at the time, with a very detailed and metaphorical description.</p>

Pages: 294

Megabytes: 2.35 MB

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