Marquis de Sade

Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade (pronounced "saad"; June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814), was a French aristocrat and writer of philosophy-laden and often violent pornography, as well as some strictly philosophical works; much of his writing was done while in prison. His name is the source of the word sadism.

External links

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• Monsieur Le Six, a source of texts by and about de Sade. Includes engravings from his books as well as photos of his skull.-->
• desade.free.fr, many of de Sade's works available online in the original French, free of charge.
• Letters from Prison website with the letters Marquis de Sade wrote while in Charenton Asylum
• Biography of De Sade from Channel 4.