Marquis de Sade bibliography by censorship: not until 1983 were his works allowed unfettered distribution in the UK, for instance. Marquis de Sade bibliography Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, best known as the Marquis de Sade, was a French aristocrat, revolutionary and author of philosophical and sadomasochistic novels exploring such controversial subjects as rape, bestiality and necrophilia. His works evidence a philosophical mind advocating a materialist philosophy in which Nature dictates absolute freedom, unrestrained by morality, religion or law, with the pursuit of personal pleasure as its foremost principle. Besides novels, he wrote philosophical tracts, novellas, short tales, and a number of plays (many
Alphonse Allais of Alphonse Allais" (UK). In the United States, Doug Skinner has translated eight books by Allais, including "Captain Cap" and his only novel Honfleur has a street, "rue Alphonse Allais", and a school, "Collège Alphonse Allais", named for him. There is a "Place Alphonse-Allais" in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The "Académie Alphonse-Allais" has awarded an annual prize, the , in his honor since 1954. Alphonse Allais Alphonse Allais (20 October 1854 – 28 October 1905) was a French writer and humorist, who was born in Honfleur, Calvados, and who died in Paris. He is the author of many collections