Those who have read other works by the Marquis de Sade, particularly "The 120 Days of Sodom," and are aware of the vast scope he gives to the word libertinism, will find a Sade this time more sensual than perverse. And this is not a negative factor; on the contrary, the Marquis's writing surprises with its quality and beauty. However, promiscuity is present throughout the work. His critique remains constantly aimed at holy women, virgins, and institutions such as the clergy and marriage, which led to his works being censored even a century after their publication. In this complete edition of " Crimes of Love", the reader will find 14 stories that represent an excellent sample of the irreverent, provocative, and boundless Marquis de Sade.

サドといえば苛烈な倒錯の代名詞ですが、本作で見せるのは暴力性をも凌駕する耽美で流麗な筆致です。聖職者や結婚制度という既成概念を痛烈に批判しながら、人間の業を赤裸々に描くその姿勢は、単なるスキャンダリズムを超えた強固な真理探究に他なりません。 読者はここで、従来の凶悪なイメージを覆すほど洗練されたサドの「美」に出会うはずです。禁忌を侵す瞬間の官能と、秩序を嘲笑する知的な反逆。それらが織りなす物語群は、現代の倫理観さえも鮮やかに揺さぶり、理性と本能の境界線で真の自由とは何かを激しく問いかけてくるのです。