From Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.
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A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Unevenly respected, easily hated, almost always suspected of being inferior to his reputation, Jean Cocteau has often been thought of as a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. In this landmark biography, Claude Arnaud thoroughly contests this characterization, as he celebrates Cocteau s "fragile genius a combination almost unlivable in art" but in his case so fertile. Arnaud narrates the life of this legendary French novelist, poet, playwright, director, filmmaker, and designer who, as a young man, pretended to be a sort of a god, but who died as a humble and exhausted craftsman. The author examines the nature of Cocteau s chameleon-like genius, his romantic attachments, his controversial politics, and his intimate involvement with many of the century s leading artistic lights, including Picasso, Proust, Hemingway, Stravinsky, and Tennessee Williams. 1019 pages with photographs. Seller Inventory # 27329
Bibliographic Details
Title: Jean Cocteau: A Life.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
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