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1740–1814 · French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works

Also known as: Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Comte de Mazan, Comte de Sade, D.A.F. de Sade, De Sade, Donatien A. Fr. Marquis de Sade

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Known works

Les 120 Journées de Sodome
Wolf's Complete Book of Terror (1988)
Justine (1965)
The Marquis de Sade
La philosophie dans le boudoir, ou, Les instituteurs libertins (1989)