158 pp, PB. "Man or monster? What drove this Eighteenth Century nobleman to pen the works that made the name De Sade forever infamous? His life was a sorry record of imprisonment for the terrible deeds he perpetrated. But what of his books? Rev olutionist, gaolbird, sentenced to die - reprieved, imprisoned again - and yet, also a Chief Justice finally deposed by the French Revolution because he was 'too humane' - what was he trying to say to the world? Was he, in embracing all Evi l , h o p e f ully testing the power and validity of Good? In this brand new biographical analysis of the Marquis De Sade and his works, here is the answer!" Interior - pages browned, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. E xt er i or - m in or edgewear, small sticker removal mark on white area of front cover, a few light foxing marks to spine, tiny bump to top of rear hinge, spine flat and uncreased. VG-

MARQUIS DE SADE PHILOSOPHY ROBERT SILVERBERG EVIL BIOGRAPHY SEX