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    Jean Cocteau

    Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) was a French writer, poet, designer, draftsman, sculptor, filmmaker, and boxing manager. His list of friends—including New Directions’ founder James Laughlin—would read like a catalog of the stars of the twentieth-century avant-garde. He died of a heart attack after being informed of the death of his friend, the singer Edith Piaf.

    Jean Cocteau

    Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) was a French writer, poet, designer, draftsman, sculptor, filmmaker, and boxing manager. His list of friends—including New Directions’ founder James Laughlin—would read like a catalog of the stars of the twentieth-century avant-garde. He died of a heart attack after being informed of the death of his friend, the singer Edith Piaf.

    Books by Jean Cocteau

    • The Holy Terrors: (Les Enfants Terribles)

      Jean Cocteau, Rosamond Lehmann

      Paperback, 1966

      Cocteau's novel Les Enfants Terribles, which was first published in 1929, holds an undisputed place among the classics of modern fiction.

    • The Holy Terrors: (Les Enfants Terribles)

      Jean Cocteau, Rosamond Lehmann

      E Book, 2013

      Cocteau's novel Les Enfants Terribles, which was first published in 1929, holds an undisputed place among the classics of modern fiction.

    • Letter to the Americans

      Jean Cocteau, Alex Wermer-Colan

      Paperback, 2022

      Like Alexis de Tocqueville a century earlier, Jean Cocteau offers a powerful reminder to Americans of their own potential—and issues

    • Letter to the Americans

      Jean Cocteau, Alex Wermer-Colan

      E Book, 2022

      Like Alexis de Tocqueville a century earlier, Jean Cocteau offers a powerful reminder to Americans of their own potential—and issues

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