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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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French novelist, official and army general (1741–1803)
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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos was a French author born on October 18, 1741, and died on September 5, 1803. His literary output includes the work *Dangerous Liaisons*, which has been published in various languages under titles such as *La plus dangereuse des liasions*, *Las amistades peligrosas*, *Schlimme Liebschaften*, and *Opasnye sviazi*. Records indicate he is associated with 32 works, including a SparkNotes Literature Guide for *Dangerous Liaisons*.
Laclos is also noted for several written quotes, including observations on success, poetry, and love. One such quote states that love is, like medicine, merely the art of helping nature. Another notes that a scoundrel has his virtues, just as an honest man has his weaknesses. His writings have been referenced by 538 other encyclopedia articles.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Amiens
- Place of death
- Taranto
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- Les Liaisons dangereuses
- Field of work
- military affairs
- Genre
- epistolary novel
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- AduC 172 Laclos (P.A.F. Choderlos de, 1741-1803).JPG
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- cause of death
- malaria
- Commons category
- Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
- date of birth
- 1741-10-18
- date of death
- 1803-09-05
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- writing language
- French
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
- interested in
- ballistics
- Commons Creator page
- Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
- P12047
- Brussels-Capital Region
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos ( French: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃bʁwaz fʁɑ̃swa ʃɔdɛʁlo də laklo]; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) (1782).
A unique case in French literature, he was for a long time considered to be as scandalous a writer as the Marquis de Sade or Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne. He was a military officer with no illusions about human relations, and an amateur writer; however, his initial plan was to "write a work which departed from the ordinary, which made a noise, and which would remain on earth after his death"; from this point of view he mostly attained his goals with the fame of his masterwork Les Liaisons dangereuses. It is one of the masterpieces of novelistic literature of the 18th century, which explores the amorous intrigues of the aristocracy. It has inspired many critical and analytic commentaries, plays and films.
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