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Les Liaisons dangereuses (Oxford World's Classics) (Reprint Edition) by David Coward (Introduction), Douglas Parmée (Translator), Choderlos De Laclos, Pierre Lacos, Vv.Aa. Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-19-953648-1 / 0199536481 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-953648-1 / 9780199536481 The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy alliance and turn |