Pierre Choderlos De Laclos A unique case in French literature, he was for a long time considered to be as scandalous a writer as the Marquis de Sade or Nicolas-Edme Rétif. attained his goals as a writer and ambitious dreamer, with the fame of his masterwork Les Liaisons dangereuses. A masterpiece of literature of the 18th century, which explores the amorous intrigues of the aristocracy. It has inspired a large number of critical and analytic commentaries, plays, and films.