Elle by Philippe Djian

Elle by Philippe Djian

Now a Major Motion Picture Paul Verhoevens film adaption has been nominated/won multiple awards at the Oscars and Golden Globes

‘Incisive, corrosive, sexy, as sad as it is funny, and incontestably exhilarating’

* Vogue *

'Be awareThis is a literary work, a powerful book, a novel that breaks and enters into forbidden lands'

* Paris Match *

'She is a totally absorbing character.'

* Crime Review *

'I read the book and loved it. I immediately thought there was a good film in the book, and a great role.'

-- Isabelle Huppert, Oscar nominated Actress in Town & Country Magazine

'A harrowing tale'

-- Shelf Awareness

'Djian's slim, disturbing novel, already a controversial bestseller in France, is unsparing and fiercely intelligent…Djian's bold novel, winner of the 2012 Prix Interallié and adapted into an award-winning film directed by Paul Verhoeven, is slight but packs a powerful punch.'

-- Publishers Weekly, starred review

'Part thriller, part psychological drama with dark humor woven in and out, Elle is a mesmerizing work of contemporary French literature...There are enough twists to keep the reader anxiously anticipating what will happen next...Elle is a unique read for those who are searching for something different.'

-- Underrated Reads

'An intoxicating novel for sure'

-- Lire

'Philippe Djian has the knack to persuade his readers to accept the humanity of the inhuman things he describes, and that pain and pleasure don’t have the same borders as good and evil. But readers don't have time to think, they have a book to finish. A book that barges in on them until the last chapter. If one thinks that it is the story that gives the speed, one is wrong; it's the art of writing.'

-- Le Magazine Littéraire

Philippe Djian is the award-winning author of more than twenty novels, including the best seller Betty Blue. Elle is the fifth of his novels to be adapted for the screen. Published in French under its original title “Oh... ,” this best-selling novel received the 2012 Prix Interallié. He lives in Biarritz, France.

Michael Katims is a Brooklyn-born screenwriter and translator. He worked with Roman Polanski to bring Yasmina Reza’s play to the big screen in Carnage, and with Jacques Perrin on the US version of Oceans.

 

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781786073037
ISBN 10	178607303X
Title	Elle
Author	Philippe Djian
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oneworld Publications
Year published	2017-05-25
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.