L'Amour monstre

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L'Amour monstre
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Author Louis Pauwels
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Publisher Éditions du Seuil
Publication date
1954
Pages228

L'Amour monstre ("monstrous love") is a 1954 novel by the French writer Louis Pauwels. It is set in the 16th century and tells the story of a possibly bewitched love affair between a doctor and a young woman sent to a monastery.

The novel was the runner-up for the 1955 Prix Goncourt. [1] Ingmar Bergman was at one point attached to direct a film adaptation, but the project was not realised. [2]

The book is mentioned in the lyrics of Serge Gainsbourg's 1968 song "Initials B.B." Gainsbourg had been recommended the book by Brigitte Bardot. [3]

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References

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  2. Loyrette, Henri (1999-11-10). "Notice sur la vie et les travaux de M. Louis Pauwels (1920-1997)" (in French). Académie des Beaux-Arts. Archived from the original on 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  3. Anderson, Darran (2013). Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson. New York City: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN   9781623562168.