Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
Pierre-Ambrois-Francois Choderlos de Laclos
Choderlos de Laclos was born in 1741, at Amiens. He entered the army at the age of 18 and reached the rank of capitaine-commandant without seeing battle. In 1779 he was sent to the island of Aix, where Dangerous Liaisons was written.
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