Article 5EGGQ The 120 Days of Sodom: France seeks help to buy 'most impure tale ever written'

The 120 Days of Sodom: France seeks help to buy 'most impure tale ever written'

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Alison Flood
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Tax breaks announced for companies who pay for manuscript by the Marquis de Sade, valued at 4.5m

The French government is appealing for corporate help to acquire the manuscript of the Marquis de Sade's notorious The 120 Days of Sodom, valued at 4.5m (3.9m), for the National Library of France.

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