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Line 3: − Perhaps his most notorious book, [[The 120 Days of Sodom]] was written by the Marquis whilst imprisoned in the [[Bastille]], where he witnessed daily executions from his window during the [[Reign of Terror]]. The last years of his life were spent in an [[insane]] [[asylum]], though the reasons for this vary depending on the source. His years in the asylum have been dramatised in the critically-acclaimed play (and later [[film]]) [[Marat/Sade]].+
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His books featured [[murder]], [[torture]], [[blasphemy]] and grotesque, [[violent]], and [[ritualistic]] sex. His more major works remain banned in many countries to the present day.
His books featured [[murder]], [[torture]], [[blasphemy]] and grotesque, [[violent]], and [[ritualistic]] sex. His more major works remain banned in many countries to the present day.
''[[The 120 Days of Sodom]]'', perhaps his most notorious book, was written by the Marquis whilst imprisoned in the [[Bastille]], where he witnessed daily executions from his window during the [[Reign of Terror]]. The last years of his life were spent in an [[insane]] [[asylum]], though the reasons for this vary depending on the source. His years in the asylum have been dramatised in the critically-acclaimed play (and later [[film]]) [[Marat/Sade]].
His work was largely banned in the USA until the relaxation of obscenity laws in the 1950s and 1960s.
His work was largely banned in the USA until the relaxation of obscenity laws in the 1950s and 1960s.