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TITLE:
Justine, or ; The misforutnes of virtue / translated with an introduction and notes by John Phillips.
Alternate Title:
Misfortunes of virtue
Publication Date:
2012, 1992
Publication Information:
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press,
Physical Description:
xliv, 273 p.
Summary:
Justine's attachment to virtue attracts nothing but misfortune, and she is subjected to an unending catalogue of sexual abuse. Sade's best-known novel, it overturns all religious, moral, and political norms, and still has the power to shock.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780199572847