The 120 Days of Sodom
Marquis de Sade, translated by Will McMorran and Thomas Wynn
Written in the Bastille in 1785 on a single roll of paper Sade hid in his cell wall. It's here because the word 'sadism' comes from this man and it's worth knowing what the word was built on — not because it's a guide to anything. This translation won the 2017 Scott Moncrieff Prize and was the first to bring the text into Penguin Classics.
What is in this book
Catalogues extreme torture, mutilation, murder and the sexual abuse of children across hundreds of pages. Historical document, not erotica. Do not hand this to anyone casually.
We keep this one because it matters, not because we would press it on anybody. Borrow it if you want it — and do ask us about it first if you are unsure.
This one is on the shelf. Reserve it and we will bring it to the next event.
ReserveCollect at Kinky Speed Dating, Wed 21 October, Enclave, 236 Lord Street, Perth.
