Author

Books by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741–1803) was a French military officer who wrote one novel, published it at forty, and spent the rest of his life in the army and in Revolutionary politics. Les Liaisons Dangereuses was his only major literary work and became both a scandal and a sensation. He served under Napoleon and died on military campaign in Taranto. Despite the single-novel output, his reputation as a novelist has never faded; the book has been continuously in print since its publication and has been adapted for stage, film, and opera multiple times.