Shorello de Laclo (an officer and amateur writer of the XVIII century) created in 1781 his famous novel in the letters “Dangerous Relations”, dedicated to depraved customs and intrigues of high society, wanting to “write a book out of the ordinary, which would have an echo and when he himself was no longer alive.” This echo was heard by readers of many generations enjoying the narrative about the piquant adventures of French aristocrats. He also flew to the laureate of the Goncurov Prize Christian Barosh (biologist and professional writer of the twentieth century), who fell in love with this novel to such an extent that she decided not to part with his main character, the Marquise de Mertey, and came up with her further life after fleeing Paris to Holland, where the action was mainly unfolded at the end of the 18th century, covered by the fire of the Great. French Revolution. And in parallel, she composed fate for her great -granddaughter living in the twentieth century, and this story captures no less than the story of a ruthless intriguer, her praopr …
Author
Shorello de Labo Pierre-Ambruaz, Barosh Christian
Translator
Irina, Ryrova N. Ya.
Publisher
Fluid, 2010
Series
The space of reflections
Genre
Classical foreign prose
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