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 Süskind's Perfume. A tour de force in horror from which it is impossible to escape.'-- Questions de Femmes

"An atmosphere strongly reminiscent of Süskind'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.