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Will McMorran, The Conversation

Marquis de Sade wrote violent pornographic fiction. I translated his only gothic novel into English

Sade today is probably best known as the man who inspired the term ‘sadism’.

Will McMorran, The Conversation
· Oct 22, 2021 · 05:30 pm
How ‘120 Days of Sodom’ became a flashpoint in America’s ‘Porn Wars’

Arguably the most obscene and offensive work of fiction ever written is going to be sold in America as a mainstream classic for the first time.

Will McMorran, The Conversation
· Dec 29, 2016 · 03:30 pm
We translated the Marquis de Sade’s most obscene work. Here’s what we learnt about vulgarities

The Marquis de Sade’s earliest work of fiction, 'The 120 Days of Sodom', is also his most extreme.

Will McMorran, The Conversation
· Nov 06, 2016 · 06:00 am