The Difficulty of Being
Author(s): Elizabeth Sprigge
By the time he had published The Difficulty of Being in 1947, Jean Cocteau had produced some of the most respected films and literature of the 20th century. This memoir tells the inside account of those achievements and of his glittering social circle. Cocteau writes about his childhood, about his development as an artist and the peculiarity of the artist's life, about his dreams, friendships, pain and laughter. Beyond illuminating a truly remarkable life, The Difficulty of Being is an inspiring homage to the belief that art matters.
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JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963) was a novelist, poet, filmmaker, artist and playwright. Born in a village just outside of Paris, he left home at fifteen and published his first volume of poetry, "Aladdin's Lamp," at nineteen. He circulated in the highest ranks of bohemian Paris, and counted Picasso and Proust among his close friends. His most famous works include the novel "Les Enfants terribles" and the films "Beauty and the Beast" and "Orpheus." He was openly gay and at one time an opium addict. He died of a heart attack after being informed of the death of his friend, the singer Edith Piaf.
GEOFFREY O'BRIEN is the Editor-in-Chief of the Library of America. His essays and criticism have been collected in "Stolen Glimpses, Captive Shadows: Writing on Film, 2002-2012" and other volumes.
General Fields
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- : Melville House Publishing
- : Melville House Publishing
- : 0.177
- : 31 July 2013
- : 203mm X 127mm X 18mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Elizabeth Sprigge
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 848.912
- : 176
