Marquis de sade autobiography

French writer and nobleman (1740–1814)

For the French post-punk band, see Marquis de Sade (band).

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Marquis de sade autobiography

For the film, see De Sade (film).

Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (SA(H)D;^[3]French:[dɔnasjɛ̃alfɔ̃zfʁɑ̃swamaʁkidəsad]; 2 June 1740 – 2 December 1814) was a French writer, libertine, political activist and nobleman best known for his libertine novels and imprisonment for sex crimes, blasphemy and pornography.

His works include novels, short stories, plays, dialogues, and political tracts. Some of these were published under his own name during his lifetime, but most appeared anonymously or posthumously.

Born into a noble family dating from the 13th century, Sade served as an officer in the Seven Years' War before a series of sex scandals led to his detention in various prisons and insane asylums for most of his adult life.

During his first extended imprisonment from 1777 to 1790, he wrote a series of nov