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''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]]. This book was adapted by controversial director Pier Paolo Pasolini in that director's final and most radically offensive film.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073650/</ref> The last years of the Marquis' life were spent in an [[insanity|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'',<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180073/</ref> as well as in the dramatic film ''Quills''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180073/</ref>

''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]]. This book was adapted by controversial director Pier Paolo Pasolini in that director's final and most radically offensive film.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073650/</ref> The last years of the Marquis' life were spent in an [[insanity|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'',<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180073/</ref> as well as in the dramatic film ''Quills''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180073/</ref>

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.

 

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