Donatien Alphonse François, better known as the , wrote the draft for The 120 Days of Sodom in 1785 while imprisoned in the Bastille. Fearing the guards would confiscate his work, he wrote in microscopic handwriting on a single, continuous scroll of paper over 12 meters long.
in their "Erotikon" library, translated by Svetlana and Franjo Termačić. Internet Archive Digital Access & PDFs
Sade, Marquis de. The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings . Translated by Austryn Wainhouse and Richard Seaver, Grove Press, 1966.
The Marquis de Sade, a French aristocrat and writer, is infamous for his libertine writings that explored themes of sexuality, violence, and the darker aspects of human nature. One of his most notorious works is "120 Days of Sodom," a novel that pushes the boundaries of literary expression.
