Justine, the scandalous masterpiece by the Marquis de Sade published in 1791.
A scandalous classic that has continued to shock, fascinate, and divide readers for over two centuries. Justine is the story of innocence put to a merciless test: a young woman who chooses the path of virtue in a world that seems to exist solely to punish her.
Provocative, philosophical, and ruthlessly ironic-Sade does not write to reassure, but to undermine the reader's every moral certainty. A seminal work of libertine literature, it is still capable today of generating debate, reflection, and discomfort in equal measure.
