De Sade's Valet
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (787 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714530603 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 242 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-13 |
| Language | : | Norwegian |
DESCRIPTION:
Midwest Book Review said Chilling, historical fact-based, and highly recommended. When he was born in 18th century Honfluer, George Latour was physiologically incapable of feeling pain. Obsessed by his abnormality and fascinated by the mysteries of pain, he loses himself in a dark spiral of death, murder and dissection as he attempts to fathom the se. A pleasant discovery I've just read this novel in the French translation. The French get their translations out before the English speaking countries. Perez Reverte was available in French long before the English translation.Anyway, this is a fascinating novel and shouldn't be overlooked. I. "Excellent Read!!!" according to Erica Cameron. This book gives great insight into the right-hand man of the great Marquis De Sade. I recomend it to adults only.
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: Norwegian
His name is Latour, and he is incapable of feeling pain. A tour de force in horror from which it is impossible to escape.'— Questions de FemmesBorn in Olso in 1965, Nikolaj Frobenius has worked as a scriptwriter for both the theatre and cinema.. Obsessed by his abnormality and fascinated by the mysteries of pain, Latour loses himself in a spiral of murder, and dissection, trying to fathom the secrets of the human body. A tour de force in horror from which it is impossible to escape.'— Questions de Femmes”An atmosphere strongly reminiscent of Süskind's Perfume. In 18th-century Honfleur, a child is born with a terrifying destiny before him. Finally he meets the infamous Marquis de Sade, whose faithful servant and accomplice he become
Born in Oslo, Norway, in 1965, Nikolaj Frobenius worked as a scriptwriter for both theatre and cinema. Originally published by Gyldendal in 1996 under the title Latours Katalog, De Sade's Valet is his first novel to appear in English.