Dangerous Acquaintences Author:Choderlos de Laclos Written in the 1780's by a French army officer, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a compelling story of intrigue and war between the sexes in the fashionable Paris of that time. The Marquise de Merteuil and her ex-lover the Viscomte de Valmont find revenge in a series of seductions carried out with wit and ingenuity. While seeming partners, they are ... more »engaged in a struggle for superemacy that gives the novel great vitality.« less