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Jan 11, 2015 sade was infamous in his own lifetime and beyond. Described as both pornographic and erotic, it was written in 1785. Helpful for writing essays and understanding the book. The 120 days of sodom would survive on its aura alone. An expert critic provides context for the authors moral relativism and hedonistic nihilism. Fearing confiscation, he had to write it on a continuous roll of paper, made up of small pieces glued together, and to hide it inside a dildo. Waters explains that pasolini had simply planned to replace the word god as sade used.
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