The Woman and the Puppet

Author:   Pierre Louys ,  Jeremy Moore
Publisher:   Dedalus Ltd
ISBN:  

9781912868124


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   18 September 2019
Format:   Paperback
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One of the great novels about obsessive love, The Woman and The Puppet was first published in France in 1898 and is considered Louys' masterpiece. It has inspired five film versions, including von Sternberg's in 1935 and Bunuel's in 1977. The Woman and the Puppet drew some of its inspiration from Bizet's Carmen, as well as a particular episode in Casanova's Memoirs. It is a precise account of obsessive love, a distillation of decadent themes that hold good from one fin-de-siecle to another, a cautionary tale whose title acknowledges that for a woman to be 'fatale' requires the complicity of a male puppet. The novel opens during the boisterous Seville Carnival of 1896, which Andre Stevenol, an amorously-inclined young Frenchman, succeeds in attracting the attention of the alluring young Concha Perez. A rendezvous is arranged, but before it can take place Andre meets Don Mateo, who, in a long monologue recounts his affair with Concha and seeks to dissuade the younger man from becoming embroiled with the 'worst of women'. who had teased, ridiculed and humiliated him. The warning like most warnings had little effect. AUTHOR: Pierre Louys (1870-1925) was influential in symbolist circles, but was subsequently overshadowed by his prestigious friends: Gide, Valery, Debussy and Wilde (who dedicated Salome to him). An important critic, poet and novelist in his day, his reputation now rests on The Woman and The Puppet.

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Author:   Pierre Louys ,  Jeremy Moore
Publisher:   Dedalus Ltd
Imprint:   Dedalus Ltd
ISBN:  

9781912868124


ISBN 10:   1912868121
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   18 September 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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'This elegantly simple story has lost none of its charm. It is carnival time in Spain, and a man named Andre falls in love with a woman he glimpses. She seems to reciprocate, but another man, Mateo, appears on the scene to warn Andre about the woman ..' Phil Baker in the Sunday Times


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Pierre Louys (1870-1925) was influential in symbolist circles, but was subsequently overshadowed by his prestigious friends: Gide, Valery, Debussy and Wilde (who dedicated Salome to him). An important critic, poet and novelist in his day, his reputation now rests on The Woman and The Puppet.

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