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Raymond Radiguet
Raymond Radiquet was born in Saint-Maur, Val-de-Marne, France, the son of a caricaturist. In 1917 he moved to the Paris to study at the Lycée Charlemagne. He dropped out of school to write full-time. He was associated with the Modernists, befriending Picasso, Max Jacob, Juan Gris and especially Jean Cocteau, who became his mentor. In early 1923 he published his first and most famous novel, Le Diable au corps (The Devil in the Flesh). He died of typhoid fever in 1923 at the age of 20. His second novel, Le bal du Comte d'Orgel (Count d'Orgel's Ball) was first published posthumously in 1924.
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The Devil in the Flesh
Raymond Radiguet, 1923
12 ratings
§ About Raymond Radiguet's books
- Books on SansFiction
- 1
- Published
- 1923
- Average rating
- 3.6 / 5 across 12 ratings
- Genres
- French Fiction, Literature, Romance, Young Adult
The book: The Devil in the Flesh (1923)
The tragic and complicated French romance about a teenage boy who seduces the wife of a soldier during World War I—and one of the most startling literary debuts of all time A Penguin Classic As the First World War reaches its final year, an illicit love affair is beginning between a sixteen-year-old boy and a young woman who is married to a soldier at the…
Common questions about Raymond Radiguet
- Who is Raymond Radiguet?
- Raymond Radiquet was born in Saint-Maur, Val-de-Marne, France, the son of a caricaturist. In 1917 he moved to the Paris to study at the Lycée Charlemagne. He dropped out of school to write full-time. He was associated with the Modernists, befriending Picasso, Max Jacob, Juan Gris and especially Jean Cocteau, who became his mentor.
- What is Raymond Radiguet best known for?
- Raymond Radiguet is best known for The Devil in the Flesh, published in 1923 with 12 ratings and a 3.6 average. It is the most-rated of Raymond Radiguet's books on SansFiction.
- What genres does Raymond Radiguet write?
- Raymond Radiguet's books on SansFiction are tagged French Fiction, Literature, Romance and Young Adult.
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