{"product_id":"aline-and-valcour-vol-3-or-the-philosophical-novel-paperback","title":"Aline and Valcour, Vol. 3: or, the Philosophical Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarquis de Sade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Galbraith Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJocelyne Geneviève Barque\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the impending riptide of the French Revolution and composed while Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille, \u003cem\u003eAline and Valcour\u003c\/em\u003e embodies the multiple themes that would become the hallmark of his far more sulfurous works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis epistolary work\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ecombines genres, interweaving the adventure story with the libertine novel and the novel of feelings to create a compelling, unitary tale. Turbulence disrupts virtuous lives when corrupt schemers work incestuous designs upon them that don't stop with abduction and seduction -- as crime imposes tragic obstacles to love and delivers harsh threats to morality and religion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmbedded within \u003cem\u003eAline and Valcour\u003c\/em\u003e are sojourns in unknown lands in Africa and the South Seas: Butua, a cannibalistic dystopia, and Tamo , a utopian paradise headed by a philosopher-king. In Butua, a lustful chief and callous priesthood rule over a doomed people, with atrocious crimes committed in broad daylight, while in Tamo  happiness and prosperity reign amidst benevolent anarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough not sexually explicit, \u003cem\u003eAline and Valcour\u003c\/em\u003e shared the fate of Sade's other novels -- banned in 1815 and later classified a prohibited work by the French government. Published clandestinely, it did not appear in bookstores until after WWII. Continuously in print in France ever since, today it occupies the first volume of the Pl iade edition of the author's collected works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the very first rendering of the book into English since its publication in 1795.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774884741408,"sku":"9781940625331","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d19cb43f134980caef775982c5a06e7.webp?v=1780455899","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/aline-and-valcour-vol-3-or-the-philosophical-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}