Head Journaliste Blue Ronsein Photographer Xanadu Xue Journalistes Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent suscipit iaculis libero sed tristique. Quisque mollis dolor non tellus placerat vitae sodales lectus porta.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions.

Desclos did not reveal herself as the author for forty years after the initial publication. Desclos claims she wrote the novel as a series of love letters to her lover Jean Paulhan , [1] who had admired the work of the Marquis de Sade. The novel shares with the latter themes such as love, dominance and submission.

Articles such as this one were acquired and published with the primary aim of expanding the information on Britannica. Although these articles may currently differ in style from others on the site, they allow us to provide wider coverage of topics sought by our readers, through a diverse range of trusted voices. These articles have not yet undergone the rigorous in-house editing or fact-checking and styling process to which most Britannica articles are customarily subjected.