Laclos

American

[la-kloh] / laˈkloʊ /

noun

Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de 1741–1803, French general and writer.

Laclos British

/ laklo /

noun

Pierre Choderlos de (pjɛr ʃɔdɛrlo də). 1741–1803, French soldier and writer, noted for his novel in epistolary form Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782)

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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, the author of “Dangerous Liaisons,” is often credited with “Revenge is a dish best served cold.”

From Los Angeles Times

Its setting in the years before the French Revolution has led some to view it as a critique of the aristocracy, which ignores what a sensation it was among the rich and influential in Laclos' time, some of whom were his patrons.

From Salon

What is it about Laclos' ruthless high-society predators that keeps us wanting to see more of them?

From Salon

"Les Liaisons Dangereuses" author Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' daring extended beyond the scandalous content contained within his 1782 novel.

From Salon

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