Article 5M4VH €4.55m Marquis de Sade manuscript acquired for French nation

€4.55m Marquis de Sade manuscript acquired for French nation

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Alison Flood
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Original scroll of The 120 Days of Sodom, written while the writer was jailed in the Bastille, has been bought as an emblem of artistic freedom'

The manuscript of the Marquis de Sade's infamous erotic tale The 120 Days of Sodom has been acquired by the French government for 4.55m, following a campaign to keep it in the country.

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