In 18th-century Honfleur, a child is born with a terrifying destiny before him. His name is Latour, and he is incapable of feeling pain. Obsessed by his abnormality and fascinated by the mysteries of pain, Latour loses himself in a spiral of murder, and dissection, trying to fathom the secrets of the human body. Finally he meets the infamous Marquis de Sade, whose faithful servant and accomplice he becomes.
A classic of our time. L'Hebdo Litteraire
'An atmosphere strongly reminiscent of S skind's Perfume. A tour de force in horror from which it is impossible to escape.' Questions de Femmes
An atmosphere strongly reminiscent of S skind's Perfume. A tour de force in horror from which it is impossible to escape.' Questions de Femmes
Born in Olso in 1965, Nikolaj Frobenius has worked as a scriptwriter for both the theatre and cinema.