Many thinkers have tried to rescue the figure of the "Divine" Marquis, whose importance in the history of human ideas is transcendental. He was a true republican, an admirer of Marat, but an enemy of the death penalty, he had his own political ideas, he had a passionate love for freedom, of which he had been deprived for so long. However, to date no authentic portrait of him has been made, it is said that in his childhood he had such a charming face that ladies turned to admire him. Round face, blue eyes, blond hair, his movements were perfect and his harmonious voice had accents that touched the hearts of women. He was courteous to the point of obsequiousness and gracious to the point of anointing, speaking respectfully of all that one respects. There are those who say that he had an effeminate aspect and that from childhood he was a passive invert.

One of the first to do Sade justice was Guillaume Apollinaire, who, in this work, heralds him as one of the freest spirits who ever lived. Giving us details of each stage of his life, making a tour of the different prisons in which he was confined, as well as his works and characters, analyzing them one by one. Aldous Huxley said: “his books have an interest and a permanent value for containing a kind of reductio ad absurdum of the revolutionary theory,… Sade preaches the revolution not only in the political and economic field, but also in the field of personal relationships even the most intimate.

Without a doubt, this book will become the starting point for readers who wish to delve into the life and work of this man, discussed, but incomparable. Sade, aware of what he was, announced himself with calm pride to the world: “I only address people capable of understanding me, and they must read me safely”.