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001 2011053355
003 DLC
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008 120120r20122010nyu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2011053355
020 $a9781612190563 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
041 1 $aeng$hfre
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPQ2635.A25$bD513 2012
082 00 $a843/.912$223
084 $aFIC019000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aRadiguet, Raymond,$d1903-1923.
240 10 $aDiable au corps.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe devil in the flesh /$cRaymond Radiguet ; translation and afterword by Christopher Moncrieff.
260 $aBrooklyn, New York :$bMelville House Publishing,$c[2012]
300 $a151 pages ;$c21 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aThe Neversink library
500 $a"Originally published in French as Le Diable au corps, Grasset, 1923"--Title page verso.
500 $aMoncrieff's English translation originally published: London : Pushkin, 2010.
520 $a"An important work of early Modernism--long unavailable in America--now in a stunning new translation. Hailed by Jean Cocteau as a "masterpiece," and by the Guardian as "Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero, avant la lettre," this taut tale written by a teenager in the form of a frank "confession" is a gem of early twentieth century romanticism. Set in Paris during the first World War, it tells the story of Francois, the 16-year-old narrator, who falls in love with Marthe--an older married woman whose husband is off fighting at the Front. What seems to begin as a charming tale of puppy love quickly darkens, and they launch into a steamy affair. In the tense environment of the wartime city, their love takes on a desperation transcending their youthfulness. And as the badly kept secret of their relationship unfolds, scandal descends when Marthe becomes pregnant, leading the story to a final, tragic conclusion"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 7 $aFICTION / Literary.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aMoncrieff, Christopher,$etranslator.
856 42 $3Cover image$u978-1-61219-056-3.jpg