Aline and Valcour

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Aline and Valcour

"All the parts of this beautiful body were formed by the hand of the graces." Illustration from a 1795 edition of Aline et Valcour
Author	Marquis de Sade
Language	French
Genre	Epistolary novel
Publication date	1795
Publication place	France
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Aline et Valcour; ou, Le Roman philosophique is an epistolary novel by the Marquis de Sade. It contrasts a brutal African kingdom, Butua, with a South Pacific island paradise known as Tamoé and led by the philosopher-king Zamé.

Sade wrote the book while incarcerated in the Bastille in the 1780s. Published in 1795, it was the first of Sade's books published under his true name.