Justine

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.