French soldier and author Pierre Choderlos de Laclos is best known for his novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782; Dangerous Liaisons), one of the earliest examples of the psychological novel. The novel centers on the ruthless seducer Valmont and his decadent accomplice, Madame de Merteuil, who take unscrupulous delight in their victims’ misery.
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