Justine
Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · February 18, 2013
A Classics pick for readers exploring Justine.
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- Who it’s for
- A controversial early work pairs erotic fiction with a framed account of misfortune and punishment.
- Themes
- Erotic fiction, Misfortune and adversity, Crime and punishment
- Genres
- Erotica, The Classics, Historical Fiction
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Justine was an early work of Marquis de Sade, written while he was imprisoned in the Bastille. It contains relatively little of the obscenity which characterized his later writing. Napoleon Bonaparte called Justine "the most abominable book ever engendered by the most depraved imagination." Bonaparte ordered the arrest of Sade who, as a result, was incarcerated for the last 13 years of his life.
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Justine is set just before the French Revolution in France and tells the story of a young woman who goes by the name of Therese. Her story is recounted to Madame de Lorsagne while defending herself for her crimes, en route to punishment and death. She explains the series of misfortunes which have led her to be in her present situation. Classic erotic fiction.
A Stark Classic
A controversial early work pairs erotic fiction with a framed account of misfortune and punishment.
Come here for
- Classic erotic fiction rooted in French literary history
- A glimpse of Sade’s early writing
Expect
- A framed narration told in defense against punishment
- Less obscenity than Sade’s later writing
Where it sits
| Erotica | 71% |
|---|---|
| The Classics | 70% |
| Historical Fiction | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Later-Life Romance
- Authors
- Marquis de Sade
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- February 18, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Erotic fiction · Misfortune and adversity · Crime and punishment
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction