Book Description
[This book is written in French.]

Malade, Cocteau confie aux mots sa douleur, la mort apprivoisée, les variations de son âme mais aussi le rire, la jeunesse survoltée, les amis... Le témoignage émouvant d'un créateur sans pareil.

Ill, Cocteau writes about pain, coming to terms with death, the variability of his spirit but also about laughter, overwrought youth, friends... The moving testimony of a creator without equal.

About the Author
Crateur, Cocteau occupe une place particulire dans la littrature. Il s'est essay tous les genres: romans, thtre, posie mais aussi dessins, peintures et films. travers des images et des personnages peu communs, Cocteau construit un univers o la mythologie se mle au surrel, o les frontires du mensonge et de la vrit s'estompent. As a creator, Cocteau occupies a particular place in literature. He tried his hand at many genres: novels, plays, poetry, drawing, painting and film. By means of images and unusual characters, Cocteau constructs a universe in which mythology blends with the surreal, where the dividing line between lies and truth becomes blurred.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This book is written in French. Malade, Cocteau confie aux mots sa douleur, la mort apprivois￯﾿ﾽe, les variations de son ￯﾿ﾽme mais aussi le rire, la jeunesse survolt￯﾿ﾽe, les amis... Le t￯﾿ﾽmoignage ￯﾿ﾽmouvant d'un cr￯﾿ﾽateur sans pareil.