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"When Mondru's prose is ablaze, cruising around with her inside a bruised and beaten artist’s soul is a veritable party. . . . By God she's a great prose stylist full of character."— Politiken Danish Women Writers Series Stylistically provocative, Justine tells the story of a young female artist whose life is upended when her house burns down with all of the artworks for her upcoming exhibit inside. With little time left to recreate every-thing she's lost, Justine embarks on a series of sexual escapades with a sort of doomed intensity that foreshadows the novel’s final, dark twist. Through flashbacks and fragmented memories, we see Justine as a student at the Art Academy first discovering the misogynistic order that rules the Danish art world, and later on as she constantly challenges its expectations—both in the studio and in bed. A personal meditation on artistic identity, creative process, and the male-dominated art scene, the novel veers between the erotic and the savage, resulting in a spellbinding read from one of Denmark's edgiest contemporary feminist writers. Iben Mondrup is a trained visual artist from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts who is also the author of four novels, including Justine, its sequel, and Godhavn. Kerri A. Pierce has published translations from seven different languages in a variety of genres—fiction and nonfiction, novel and short story. Her translation of The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am by Kjersti A. Skomsvold was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

Markii de Sade?i looming kuulub maailmakirjanduse koige skandaalsema osa hulka. See on egoistliku monuopetuse oigustus, mille tuum seisneb vaites, et inimesed on sundinud erinevate kalduvustega ning igauhel on oigus oma kalduvusi jargides monu taga ajada.De Sade?i enda kohta on liikvel vastakaid arvamusi. On kasitlusi, mis annavad markiist pildi kui virilast ja impotentsusele kalduvast psuhhopaadist ning naeruvaarsest grafomaanist, kes taitis prostituutide piinamise eest palvitud vanglapaevi ja oma isiksuse vaardumusest tingitud hullumaja-aastaid tekstuaalse eneserahuldamisega. Samas on temas nahtud vaprat vabadusvoitlejat ja peaaegu valgustuse ideelist juhti, kes oli hulljulgete motteavalduste tottu sunnitud vaevlema ligi 30 aastat vanglauksinduses; voi erudeeritud ja sugavamottelist filosoofi ning peenekoelist psuhholoogi, kes oli oma kaasaegsetest tohutult ees; voi lihtsalt geniaalset ja suureparast kirjanikku. Perioodil, mil de Sade varjas end voimude eest La Coste?i lossis, palkas tema abikaasa talle seksuaalorjadeks lapsi, formaalselt muidugi teenijateks. Kui koik seksuaalselt kuritarvitatud lapsed lossist pogenesid, jai vabatahtlikult de Sade?i juurde uksainus tudruk – Justine. «Justine ehk Vooruse onnetused», esimene raamat, mis autoril onnestus (anonuumselt) avaldada, on de Sade?i menukaim teos. Kuigi see on usna tuupiliselt sade?ilik raamat, erineb ta teistest sellepoolest, et vooruslik minajutustaja ei nimeta uhtegi kehaosa ega tegevust oige nimega, vaid kasutab metafoore.Vahetult enne selle romaani ilmumist teatas de Sade ponevuse ules kruvimiseks uhele oma tuttavale: «Praegu trukitakse uhte minu romaani, aga see on liiga amoraalne, et saata seda nii arukale ja kombekale inimesele nagu Teie. Mul oli raha vaja, mu kirjastaja palus mult midagi eriti pikantset, ja ma kirjutasin talle raamatu, mis suudaks kuradigi katku nakatada. Selle nimi on „Justine ehk Vooruse onnetused“. Poletage see raamat ja arge seda lugege, kui see peaks juhuslikult Teie katte sattuma.»

‘Justine’ was the Marquis de Sade's first novella, written in 1787, whilst imprisoned for two weeks in the Bastille. Although published anonymously, de Sade was eventually indicted for blasphemy and obscenity (without trial) for the authorship of ‘Justine’ at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte.Who suffers in the pursuit of desire?The Countess de Lorsange reveals her history, in a tavern, to a young woman named Therese; where a young girl and her sister fight a battle of morality. Set in a period before the French Revolution, Justine shows the battle of virtue versus vice, where earning your keep takes on fresh connotations, and a titled lady holds a lifetime of illicit secrets.