Justine

<p>‘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.</p> <p>Who suffers in the pursuit of desire?</p> <p>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.</p>