I like the writings of the Marquis de Sade. In fact, I find the man quite fascinating. Like many infamous persons in history, the analysis of him is a self-made profiler's dream.
I have by no means read everything than Donatien's composed. Many of his best known works are among the list of things that I haven't had the pleasure of reading, or am still needing to finish. However, I have greatly enjoyed all of which I have read. Most of what I have read were his short stories. "The Law of Talion" is perhaps my favorite at the moment.
As a graduation gift my uncle purchased books for me over Amazon, among those were some non-fiction titles by the marquis. Unfortunately when my nephew brought them to me they had accidently fallen out of his car the night before so my lovely books were wet. Nothing damaged beyond watermarks. I now own
Letters From Prison and
The Ghosts of Sodom, his secret diaries during his confinement at Charenton. I've been reading
Ghosts and it shouldn't take me long to finish since it's not a very thick volume unlike
Letters.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the author whose name coined the term "sadism" or his writings?
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