JustineJustine was the Marquis de Sade's first novella, written in 1787 whilst he was imprisoned for two weeks in the Bastille. Although published anonymously, de Sade was eventually indicted for blasphemy and obscenity (without trial) for the authorship of Justine at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte. Who suffers in the pursuit of desire? The Countess de Lorsange reveals her history in a tavern to a young woman named Therese, where a young girl and her