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  • The Human Voice

    by Jean Cocteau ...
    Translated by Daniel Raggett ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Plays
    'I'm whispering into your ear - and we couldn't be further apart.' A woman, a phone call, a final conversation. In this extraordinary and prophetic monologue a woman fights for the person she loves. Jean Cocteau's iconic play explores our desperate need for human relationships - and the machine that has changed them forever. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Letter to the Americans

    by Jean Cocteau ...
    Translated by Alex Wermer-Colan ...
    Like Alexis de Tocqueville a century earlier, Jean Cocteau offers a powerful reminder to Americans of their own potential—and issuesIn 1949, Jean Cocteau spent twenty days in New York, and began composing on the plane ride home this essay filled with the vivid impressions of his trip. With his unmistakable prose and graceful wit, he compares and contrasts French and American culture: the different ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Holy Terrors

    (Les Enfants Terribles)

    by Jean Cocteau ...
    Translated by Rosamond Lehmann ...
    Cocteau's novel Les Enfants Terribles, which was first published in 1929, holds an undisputed place among the classics of modern fiction.Written in a French style that long defied successful translation—Cocteau was always a poet no matter what we was writing—the book came into its own for English-language readers in 1955 when this translation was completed by Rosamund Lehmann. It is a masterpiece ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The White Paper

    by Jean Cocteau ...
    Cocteau's short work, published anonymously in 1928 by the author (who never admitted to writing it; just providing some pictures), was translated by Austryn Wainhouse for Olympia in the early '50s. This is the tale of a young man coming to grips with his own sexuality, seeking shelter in the church, and finally, in the land of Cambaceres, coming to terms with it. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Cocteau & Feydeau: Thirteen Monologues

    by Jean Cocteau, George Feydeau ...
    Translated by Peter Meyer ...
    Original illustrations by Jean Cocteau and Andrzej KlimowskiTwo of the seven monologues by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) in this edition were written for Édith Piaf. The other five were written for Cocteau’s friend, the celebrated actor Jean Marais, to perform on radio. Although perhaps a minor part of Cocteau’s output of films, plays, poems and ballet scenarios, these exquisite miniatures remain a ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Alexander

    A Novel of Utopia

    by Klaus Mann ...
    Translated by David Carter ...
    Alexander is a stunning work of historical reimagining from a troubled and unjestly neglected writer. Written in 1929 by the son of Thomas Mann, Alexander shows why Klaus Mann is regarded in Germany as one of the foremost writers of the twentieth century. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Art and Faith

    Letters between Jacques Maritain and Jean Cocteau

    by Jacques Maritain, Jean Cocteau ...
    The meaning of poetry and the sociological and political significance of art are dealt with in these letters. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Man who Walked Through Walls

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    by Gaston Danville ...
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