- Paperback
- Publisher: Josef Weinberger Plays (1 Jan 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0822215314
- ISBN-13: 978-0822215318
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,265,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is a very interesting book about the life and times of the Marquis De Sade a writer of pornographic material who has many affairs. A film has just come out starring Kate Winslet and before I would read the book I'd watch the film.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Taking over the asylum
24 Nov 2000
Format:Paperback
The Marquis de Sade, locked away in Charenton lunatic asylum because of his licentious habits and scandalous literary works, continues to write. Madame de Sade, distressed by the way her husband's reputation is sending her own into free-fall, begs the asylum's director, Dr Royer-Collard, for help. Together with the pious Abbe Coulmier, Royer-Collard deprives the Marquis of his ink, pens and paper. The Marquis must resort to ever more desperate stratagems in order to continue writing, with dreadful and peculiar consequences for both himself and his zealous censors. Where the original Marquis pulled out all the Gothic stops in his massive... well, organ... Wright flings them across the room and, cackling fiendishly, hooks up a loudspeaker or two as well. The dialogue is witty and ironic, and is used to perfection in contrasting the put-upon but sardonic Marquis with his rational, moral, enlightened and increasingly desperate jailers. Constantly writing, taunting his tormentors with their own self-righteousness, calling them things like "my little kumquat" and never, ever giving up, the Marquis is a true writer's writer, and Quills is a hilarious, captivating Grand Guignol, entirely worthy of its depraved, indefatigable and (perhaps just a teensy weensy bit) romantic hero. You might also be interested in Maurice Lever's fine hefty biography of the original Marquis - perhaps Quills isn't so far from the truth after all.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
This is a terriffic, memorable and important work
6 Nov 1999
Format:Paperback
Doug Wright, one of the leading voices of his generation, has written a seminal, timely evocative and haunting play. It deals with many enormous issues including art, freedom of expression, the vagaries of relationships, and the place of individual responsiblity. Rather than be mouthpieces of normous themes, the characters are richly drawn, compelling and all to human. He deals with these issues however in a mordant, witty and dramatic manner, and delivers a vastly entertaining work. Bravo
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great Play
31 July 2001
Format:Paperback
The PLay is well written and pretty good. It is not like the movie though, so if you are looking for something like that you'll be disappointed. There is no romance between the abbe and Madeiline at all. It is mostly about the Marquis and what happens when the Doctor tries to stop his writing.
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