Les Liaisons dangereuses

by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos · first published 1782

Les Liaisons dangereuses (French: [le ljɛzɔ̃ dɑ̃ʒ(ə)ʁøz]; English: Dangerous Liaisons) is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu on 23 March 1782. It was initially translated into English in 1812 and has since been widely recognized as one of the most important early French novels. It is also considered one of the earliest and most famous examples of a roman à clef, written by Laclos as a thinly disguised takedown of the French aristocracy. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two amoral lovers-turned-rivals who amuse themselves by ruining others and who ultimately destroy each other.

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Genre:

Satirical fiction, Drama fiction, Erotica, Libertine, Epistolary fiction

Original language:

French

Reader rating:

★ 4.0 / 5 (16 on Open Library)

Year page:

1782