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Dangerous Liaisons: A New Translation
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 27 2025
Pages: 430
Weight: 1.14
Height: 1.07 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the glittering salons of pre-Revolutionary France, seduction is the ultimate weapon.
The Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont are former lovers turned partners in manipulation-sophisticated libertines who orchestrate elaborate schemes to corrupt the innocent and destroy reputations for sport. When the Marquise challenges Valmont to seduce the virtuous Madame de Tourvel, a married woman renowned for her piety, he accepts with supreme confidence.
But as their game spirals into a web of betrayal, desire, and revenge, neither player anticipates that matters of the heart refuse to be controlled. In this devastating tale of passion and deceit, every letter conceals a dagger, every confession masks a lie, and the price of their dangerous liaisons may be higher than either can bear.
A scandalous masterpiece of epistolary fiction, Laclos's razor-sharp social commentary exposes the cruelty lurking beneath aristocratic elegance-and the human capacity for both exquisite tenderness and calculated destruction.
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) was a French military officer and novelist who spent much of his career as an artillery captain. Published in 1782, Dangerous Liaisons was his only novel, yet it secured his place as one of the greatest writers of the eighteenth century. Banned for its scandalous content and moral ambiguity, the book became an immediate sensation and remains a timeless exploration of power, desire, and the corruption of innocence.
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