Without in any way giving in to hyperbole, I would say that this translation is a 21st century monument, changing not only the way in which we view the French 18th century, but providing a guide to the present and future

The great merit of this edition is the thoroughly excellent translation by Will McMorran and Thomas Wynn. It has none of the phoney archaism of earlier English translations. Instead it is like a window, allowing us to have as clear of view as possible of Sade's mind and world ... In their scholarly and wise introduction, the translators are careful to emphasise the historical context ... Sade's novel feels as grimly relevant to the terrors of our age as to those of his own.

An excellent translation

A blistering new translation ... This new version of the 120 Days is well overdue [and] these two dons have done a sterling job ... This new, accessible 120 Days also forces us to confront ourselves

We thought this translation was quite exceptional in its capacity to capture the true voice of this strange and difficult eighteenth-century text, the textual and editorial scholarship of the translators, their wonderful handling of the terminology and the diction of the original, along with the fluency of their translation, and the ways in which it creates for the first time for Anglophone readers a properly accurate version of Sade's text

Move over Danielle Steel and Jackie Collins, this is the dawn of a new Day

A master storyteller

Steamy sex scenes and intriguing plot twists will have readers clamouring for more

Lots of sex and gripping story lines

Full of emotional angst, scorching love scenes, and a compelling storyline

They are powerful, sexy and unputdownable

Boldly passionate, scorchingly sexy

Sophisticated, engaging, clever and sweet

Indulgent fantasy at its most enjoyable