Radiguet: Le Diable Au Corps (French Texts) [Paperback]

Richard Griffiths (Author)

Book Description

Series: French Texts | Publication Date: March 5, 2010

A romantic novel set in Paris during the final years of the First World War in which the narrator, a sixteen-year-old boy, recounts his love affair with a woman whose husband is fighting at the Front. From the author of COMTE D'ORGEL. In French.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"... 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" Jean Cocteau - "Cocteau described Radiguet as being at once his master and his pupil" Martin Turnell (from his book The rise of the French novel) - "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 - "He belonged to the solemn race of men whose lives unfold too quickly to their close" Jean Cocteau - "Christopher Moncrieff's new translation carries Radiguet's frank, staccato prose well. The confessional honesty of the language is what makes the book both shocking and sad." Ollie Brock. Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Duckworth Publishers (March 5, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853993255
• ISBN-13: 978-1853993251
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart breaking, December 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Devil in the Flesh (Paperback)

"The Devil in the Flesh" is a simple, powerful love story dealing with a teenage boy's love for a woman who is a little bit older. Set in France during the first world war. One of my favorites. Radiguet wrote this at the age of 17 and died three years later of typhoid. He was a protege of Jean Cocteau and received a fantastic amount of attention from the Parisian literary scene of the early 1920s. A fascinating person and a fascinating book. Read it!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will forever be engraved in your heart, November 25, 2005

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This review is from: The Devil in the Flesh (Paperback)

The most incredible book I have ever read! In fact, I have read it so many times, over-and-over again, that I had to have it rebound. So many beautiful sentences written, but this one is amazing: "Her hands clung to my neck; they would not have held me so fast in a shipwreck. And I did not understand whether she wanted me to save her or to drown with her." This is my favourite gift to give to friends, who all love it. The book captivates you from the first page, never lets you go and the ending is absolutely heartbreaking and liberating, all at the same time!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart breaking, December 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Devil in the Flesh (Paperback)

"The Devil in the Flesh" is a simple, powerful love story dealing with a teenage boy's love for a woman who is a little bit older. Set in France during the first world war. One of my favorites. Radiguet wrote this at the age of 17 and died three years later of typhoid. He was a protege of Jean Cocteau and received a fantastic amount of attention from the Parisian literary scene of the early 1920s. A fascinating person and a fascinating book. Read it!