"The tale is definitely a masterpiece, one attempted and achieved by a young man of nineteen who was on his deathbed before it was published"
JOHN BAYLEY Times Literary Supplement
"An extraordinary achievement ... well caught in Violet Schiff's brilliant translation"
"An extraordinary achievement ... well caught in Violet Schiff's brilliant translation"
GILBERT ADAIR Evening Standard
ABOUT THE BOOK
Count d'Orgel is a study of a three-sided relationship set in Parisian society after the First World War. Count Anne d'Orgel and his wife Maliant befriend the young François de Seryeuse, and find that their marriage is alternately qualified and confirmed by the feelings released.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
RAYMOND RADIGUET was born in 1903 and died tragically young in 1923, having written only two short but celebrated novels and a volume of poetry. After leaving, school, Radiguet entered Parisian literary circles, becoming the protégé of Jean Cocteau. Count d'Orgel was published posthumously by Cocteau whose afterword appears in this edition.
Translated by Violet Schiff
ABOUT THE BOOK
Count d'Orgel is a study of a three-sided relationship set in Parisian society after the First World War. Count Anne d'Orgel and his wife Maliant befriend the young François de Seryeuse, and find that their marriage is alternately qualified and confirmed by the feelings released.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
RAYMOND RADIGUET was born in 1903 and died tragically young in 1923, having written only two short but celebrated novels and a volume of poetry. After leaving, school, Radiguet entered Parisian literary circles, becoming the protégé of Jean Cocteau. Count d'Orgel was published posthumously by Cocteau whose afterword appears in this edition.
Translated by Violet Schiff
Cover Illustration: Duncan Ward
ISBN 978 1 901285 03 1
160pp
