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The Fan-Maker's Inquisition: A Novel of the Marquis de Sade

by Rikki Ducornet

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ISBN13: 9780805059267
ISBN10: 0805059261
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Rikki Ducornet's boldest imaginative act yet-a brilliant novel about the Marquis de Sade that will forever change the way we regard one of history's most notorious men.

Picture a dramatic courtroom scene: during the French Revolution a fan-maker is on trial because of a manuscript seized in her rooms and her friendship with the Marquis de Sade, the notorious author of Justine, who has already been condemned and imprisoned by the same court for his sexual transgressions. Not only has she made exquisite and sexually provocative fans for her friend, but she has also coauthored with the Marquis a book about the infamous Spanish missionary, Bishop Landa, accusing him of massacres and other hideous abuses against the native population of the New World. The men of the court are so consumed with punishing the authors of this scandalous book that they are blinded to the folly of their own accusations against the Marquis.

The Fan-Maker's Inquisition is a novel about books and the reveries that enger them, about the intrinsic necessity of the sovereign imagination, and about the risks of passionate living and thinking.

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This brilliant new novel details a new perspective on one of history's most notorious figures: the Marquis de Sade. "Rikki Ducornet is a magic sensualist, a writer's writer, a master of language, a unique voice."--Amy Tan.

About the Author

Rikki Ducornet lives in Denver, Colorado. She has written six novels, two short story collections, and five books of poetry. Her story collection The Word Desire (0-8050-5174-0) is available from Owl Books.

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ISBN:
9780805059267
Author:
Ducornet, Rikki
Author:
Ducornet
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Co.
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
History
Subject:
France
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Indians, treatment of
Subject:
Indians, Treatment of -- Mexico -- Yucatâan (State) -- Fiction.
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
19991104
Binding:
HC
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
7.77x5.62x.81 in. .75 lbs.
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