Angel Heurtebise

A BILINGUAL EDITION.

In 1925, Jean Cocteau, a leading artist of the French avant-garde, was standing in an elevator when an angel spoke to him and divulged his name: it was the same as that of elevator manufacturer, Heurtebise. In a haze that lasted seven days, Cocteau wrote this long poem about the Angel Heurtebise, who was not only a guardian angel and muse, but also the reincarnation of Cocteau's dead lover Raymond Radiguet, and a kind of demon. This character appeared throughout Cocteau's works.

About the author

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist, and critic. He was one of the avant-garde's most successful and influential artists.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Cocteau, Susan Howe
• Assisted by: Maria Espinosa (Translation)
• Publisher: Green Integer Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2021
• EAN: 9781557130082
• ISBN: 978-1-55713-008-2
• No. of pages: 50
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; POETRY / General, Poetry