Les liaisons dangereuses

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Les liaisons dangereuses

By: Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de Laclos

Narrated by: Karin Viard, Thibault de Montalembert

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Summary

Roman épistolaire, roman de mœurs, roman d'analyse des comportements amoureux, Les Liaisons dangereuses est l'œuvre de la pluralité.

Les passions s'y déchaînent, laissant peu de place à l'amour, relayé par la vanité, le calcul et le brûlant désir. La conquête amoureuse est vécue comme une guerre qui déploie une stratégie et une tactique sans merci. Cette guerre, c'est la marquise de Merteuil et le vicomte de Valmont qui la mènent, tout entiers voués au culte de la gloire et de la victoire amoureuse, choisissant pour victimes de leur perversité les plus purs et les plus innocents.

Karin Viard et Thibault de Montalembert transmettent à merveille la perfidie et la cruauté cynique de la marquise de Merteuil et du vicomte de Valmont. Les dialogues s'enchaînent tel un duel, les répliques sont autant de missives empoisonnées.

Un bouquet d'immenses talents font d'un chef-d'œuvre de la littérature un authentique bijou.

Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de LaclosKarin ViardThibault de MontalembertGallimard Audio DPLiterature & FictionLength: 8 hrs and 46 minRelease date: 01/06/2015Abridged AudiobookLanguage: French

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French

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Classics French Genre Fiction Language Learning

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Through this epistolary novel, our two main characters share their risqué adventures with each other. A sort of competition begins between them. Which of the two will manage to rack up the most romantic conquests without falling into the trap of love? Is it truly possible to win at this dangerous game without getting burnt? Madame de Merteuil is an aristocrat who has just been left by the Comte de Gercourt. Deeply disappointed and angry, she decides to plot her revenge upon learning of Gercourt’s upcoming marriage to Cécile de Volanges. This is where the Vicomte de Valmont plays a decisive role. A former lover of Madame de Merteuil, he is given the challenge of seducing Cécile de Volanges in order to corrupt her. A competition then begins between the two former lovers, fuelled by libertinism, manipulation, and romantic conquests. Two utterly charismatic characters who captivate us from the first letter to the last. Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, throughout his novel, chooses his words with incredible precision and accuracy. He wrote Les liaisons dangereuses in France while he was still a military officer. The army had granted him six months’ leave, and this period allowed him to complete his epistolary novel. The novel was such a success that it has been adapted for film and theatre on several occasions. The narration by Karin Viard and Thibault de Montalembert is perfect, each character is distinct, the pacing is excellent, and listening to this audiobook is an absolute pleasure.

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