{"product_id":"9780571404094-les-liaisons-dangereuses","title":"Les Liaisons Dangereuses","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new edition of Christopher Hampton's renowned adaptation, revised and with a new introduction for the play's fortieth anniversary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best stage adaptations ever written.' OBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou see, I have no intention of breaking down her prejudices.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new edition of Christopher Hampton's renowned adaptation, revised and with a new introduction for the play's fortieth anniversary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best stage adaptations ever written.' OBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou see, I have no intention of breaking down her prejudices. I want her to believe in God and virtue and the sanctity of marriage, and still not be able to stop herself. I want passion, in other words. Not the kind we're used to, which is as cold as it's superficial, I don't get much pleasure out of that any more. No. I want the excitement of watching her betray everything that's most important to her.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer lovers, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont now compete in games of seduction and revenge. At the play's dark heart is their conspiracy to corrupt Cécile, a young girl barely out of her convent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted from Choderlos de Laclos's scandalous epistolary novel, \u003ci\u003eLes Liaisons Dangereuses\u003c\/i\u003e opened at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1985. The play was revived at the National Theatre, London, in March 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57594944192886,"sku":"9780571404094","price":8.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40631231.jpg?v=1775714347","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780571404094-les-liaisons-dangereuses","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}