Marquise de Sade Book order

A French aristocrat, philosopher, and writer known for his libertine sexuality and lifestyle. His works, encompassing novels, short stories, plays, and political tracts, blend philosophical discourse with pornography, depicting sexual fantasies with an emphasis on violence and blasphemy. Sade was a proponent of extreme freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion, or law. Many of his writings were produced during his lengthy periods of incarceration.