The Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet
Francois, the adolescent narrator, meets Marthe at the start of the First World War. While her husband is away at the Front, they fall deeply in love - with tragic consequences.
A triumph of the poetic intelligence: a masterpiece New Statesman The Devil in the Flesh is so assured that one wonders how [Radiguet] would have written in maturity The Guardian The Devil In The Flesh, a masterpiece of promise.. [Radiguet] belonged to the solemn race of men whose lives unfold too quickly to their close -- Jean Cocteau He could drag himself from pub to pub, get no sleep for whole nights, wander from one hotel room to another - his spirit worked with a constant lucidity, with a wonderful and sound logic -- Joseph Kessel
Raymond Radiguet was born in 1903 and died tragically young in 1923 of typhoid fever, having written only two short but celebrated novels and a volume of poetry. Radiguet entered Parisian literary circles upon leaving school, becoming the protege of Jean Cocteau. His only other novel is Count d’Orgel, also available from Pushkin Press, first published posthumously by Cocteau whose afterword appears in the Pushkin Press edition.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906548254 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906548250 |
| Title | The Devil in the Flesh |
| Author | Raymond Radiguet |
| Series | Pushkin Collection |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2010-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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