Les Enfants Terribles

Name: Les Enfants Terribles
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SKU: 9780099561378
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By Jean Cocteau

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Les Enfants Terribles is a tragedy exploring the intense and claustrophobic world of childhood, where siblings Paul and Elisabeth create an imaginative and secretive realm governed by their own rules. Their private Game shapes their interactions and ultimately dictates a fatal end, highlighting the powerful and sometimes destructive nature of imagination.
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This book suits readers interested in literary fiction, psychological drama, and French classics, especially those fascinated by childhood, imagination, and tragic narratives.

At home, Paul shares a private world with his sister Elisabeth, a world from which parents are tacitly excluded. All that they do outside is effectively controlled by the rules of the Game: unfortunately the rules of the Game prescribe that the two children must die...

A tragedy about the power of the imagination and the strange, claustrophobic world of childhood

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A tragedy about the power of the imagination and the strange, claustrophobic world of childhood.

At home, Paul shares a private world with his sister Elisabeth, a world from which parents are tacitly excluded. Their room is where the Game is played, the Game being their own bizarre version of life. All that they do outside is effectively controlled by the rules of the Game—unfortunately, the rules of the Game prescribe that the two children must die...

Les Enfants Terribles explores the intense, insulated bond between the siblings, capturing the poignant and disturbing aspects of their imaginative realm.

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Praised for its poetic and paradoxical style, the novel has been described as a genuine tragedy and a rite of passage in French childhood. W. H. Auden noted its capacity to evoke a complex happiness that embraces suffering without regret, while critics have admired its unique blend of classic and modern elements and Cocteau's masterful use of imagination to transform reality.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099561378

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 106g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) - poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, musician, choreographer, film-maker, and actor - was one of the most talented Frenchmen of the twentieth century and a leading figure in the Surrealist movement. In addition to his popular novel Les Enfants terribles (1929), he is best remembered in the English-speaking world for the film of Orph-e (1950) and perhaps his play La Machine infernale (1934).