The miscreant
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-19632003
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A sparkling evocation of the Parisian scene of the 1920s, this novel is also a study of loneliness and youthful disenchantment. It is a perfect showcase for the savage irony and epigrammatic wit that consistently distinguished Cocteau's brilliant and highly individualistic prose style.
The miscreant / Jean Cocteau ; translated from the French by Dorothy Williams.
London : Peter Owen, 2003.
163 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
This translation originally published: 1958.
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