The Crimes Of Love — Marquis de Sade

Who but the Marquis de Sade would write not of the pain tragedy and joy of love but of its crimes Murder seduction and incest are among the cruel rewards for selfless love in his stories tragedy despair and death the inevitable outcome Sades villains will stop at nothing to satisfy their depraved passions and they in turn suffer under the thrall of love Psychologically astute and defiantly unconventional these stories show Sade at his best A skilled and artful storyteller he is also an intellectual who asks questions about society about ourselves and about life for which we have yet to find the answers This new selection includes An Essay on Novels Sades penetrating survey of the novelists art