Evil Angels (novel)

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Evil Angels is a 1981 novel by the French writer Pascal Bruckner. The French title is Lunes de fiel, which literally means "moons of bile", a pun on "lune de miel", "honeymoon". The story takes place on a passenger ship heading from Marseille to Istanbul, and focuses on a couple who meet a man determined to break them apart. The book was published by Éditions du Seuil. [1] It was published in English in 1987, translated by William R. Beer. [2]

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It was adapted into the 1992 film Bitter Moon , directed by Roman Polanski. [3]

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described the book as "a dreary French novel of existential agony and absurdly serious erotica", and "laughable drivel disguised as a cynical, sophisticated love story". [4] Publishers Weekly wrote: "The satire is biting and brilliant, proceeding in a tone that is sly and distanced, even philosophical as with the systematic discussion of six general categories of how to humiliate a woman. A bestseller in France, Evil Angels is a diabolical anatomy of lust in all its ramifications, with a plot that will keep readers enthralled." [5]

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References

  1. Lunes de fiel : roman. WorldCat . OCLC   855281865 . Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. Evil angels : a novel. WorldCat . OCLC   15016139 . Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. Maslin, Janet (1994-03-18). "Bitter Moon (1992)". The New York Times . Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  4. "Evil Angels by Pascal Bruckner". Kirkus Reviews . 1987-06-30. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  5. "Book Review: Evil Angels by Pascal Bruckner". Publishers Weekly . 1987. Retrieved 2016-01-20.