The Devil in the Flesh
Radiguet, Raymond / Moncrieff, Christopher
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 narrato...