{"product_id":"dangerous-liaisons-9791043134036","title":"Dangerous Liaisons","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pierre Choderlos De Laclos\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDangerous Liaisons\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eLes Liaisons\u003c\/strong\u003e dangereuses) is an early French novel by \u003cstrong\u003ePierre Choderlos\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ede\u003c\/strong\u003e Laclos, first published in four volumes in \u003cstrong\u003e1782\u003c\/strong\u003e. At the time of its publication novels were a new literary form, and Laclos chose to present his story in an epistolary style, composing the novel solely of a series of letters written by the major characters to each other. It was first translated into English in \u003cstrong\u003e1812\u003c\/strong\u003e and has since become universally regarded as one the most significant early French novels.The story is framed around the Marquise \u003cstrong\u003ede\u003c\/strong\u003e Merteuil and the Vicomte \u003cstrong\u003ede\u003c\/strong\u003e Valmont, two narcissistic French aristocrats and rivals who enjoy games of seduction and manipulation, and who most especially enjoy one-upping each other. The letters they send to each other portray an interconnected web of seduction, revenge, and malice, and are interspersed with the more innocent letters of their victims.\u003cstrong\u003eDangerous Liaisons\u003c\/strong\u003e has often been seen as a depiction of the corruption and depravity of the French nobility shortly before the French Revolution, thereby making a negative statement about the Ancien R�gime. But it's also a depiction of the timeless problems surrounding sex and love, and a realistic portrayal of desires that are often beyond our control. \u003cstrong\u003eAs Laclos\u003c\/strong\u003e enjoyed the patronage of \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Philippe\u003c\/strong\u003e II, the \u003cstrong\u003eDuke of\u003c\/strong\u003e Orl�ans, and as other royalist and conservative figures like \u003cstrong\u003eQueen \u003cstrong\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e enjoyed the book, it's likely it wasn't seen as a morality tale until after the French Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47812999020695,"sku":"9791043134036","price":2653.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043134036.webp?v=1778332784","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dangerous-liaisons-9791043134036","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}