{"product_id":"sade-laurence-l-bongie-9780226064215","title":"Sade: A Biographical Essay","description":"The writings of the Marquis de Sade have recently attained notoriety in the canon of world literature. Now Sade himself is often celebrated as a heroic apostle of individual rights and a giant of philosophical thought. In this detailed investigative work, Laurence Bongie tests these claims and finds them unfounded and undeserved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A valuable correction to the perception of Sade as a profound thinker, a great writer, and a martyr to liberty. Drawing on original archival work, Bongie tries to illuminate Sade's childhood and his relationship with his parents. . . . Fluent and well-informed.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Bongie . . . has written an investigation focusing on one aspect of Sade's character and development, his heretofore neglected relationship with his aristocratic mother. . . . A profitable selection.\"--Richard Bernstein, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A welcome corrective. Bongie's book . . . aims to deflate the exalted claims made about the marquis by demonstrating that he was a monstrous character.\"--Scott Stossel, \u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurence L. Bongie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226064212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226064215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.13w x 0.80d","brand":"Laurence L. Bongie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056651596031,"sku":"9780226064215","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3aeac836-25b6-40d4-8adf-b7b0029dcdea.jpg?v=1685042507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sade-laurence-l-bongie-9780226064215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}