Dangerous Liaisons
Ratings42
Average rating3.9
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Ratings42
Average rating3.9
A new translation of one of the most notorious novels of all time Published just years before the French Revolution, Laclos's great novel of moral and emotional depravity is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. Aristocrats and ex-lovers Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded lives. While Merteuil challenges Valmont to seduce an innocent convent girl, he is also occupied with the conquest of a virtuous married woman. Eventually their human pawns respond, and the consequences prove to be more serious—and deadly—than the players could have ever predicted. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Que delícia de livro! Morria de medo de ler e me deparar com uma narrativa pesada e maçante — bem à ideia que fazemos dos clássicos —, mas as cartas horríveis trocadas entre a marquesa e o visconde são deliciosas e engraçadas — ainda que às custas dos outros. Eu amo um bom personagem filho da p*, então fiquei completamente satisfeito com esses aqui. Aliás, podemos falar sobre como tudo é muito bem construído? Os protagonistas, os secundários, as situações. Não é fácil desenvolver uma história epistolar tão bem assim.
Agora quero (preciso) ver a adaptação com a Glenn Close. Amo, amo, amo Glenn Close desde, sei lá, 101 dálmatas, apesar de não acompanhar a carreira dela muito de perto — eu sou bem desligado de filmes no geral —, e pelo que vi ela está ótima no papel. E sempre teremos Segundas intenções.
Esse livro é the gift that keeps on giving.
Flowery letters
fun sex pranks to play on friends
makes orgies seem dull.
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45 booksA good antagonist can mean a lot of things. It can be anything from realistic and relatable to pure evil. Some of the best villains are the ones that stick with us (and sometimes haunt our dreams)....
