{"product_id":"9781612190563","title":"The Devil in the Flesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed by Jean Cocteau as a \"masterpiece,\" and by the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e as \"Bret Easton Ellis's \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero, avant la lettre\u003c\/i\u003e,\" this taut tale written by a teenager in the form of a frank \"confession\" is a gem of early twentieth century romanticism. Long unavailable in the U.S., it is here presented in a sparkling new translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in Paris during the First World War, it tells the story of Francois, the 16-year-old narrator, who falls in love with Marthe, an older, married woman whose husband is off fighting at the front. What seems to begin as a charming tale of puppy love quickly darkens, and they launch into a steamy affair. In the tense environment of the wartime city, their love takes on a desperation transcending their youthfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as the badly-kept secret of their relationship unfolds, scandal descends, leading the story to a final, startling conclusion—and causing the book itself to become a scandal when it was first published in 1923, just before the author's death at the age of 20.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049257025776,"sku":"9781612190563","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612190563_p0.jpg?v=1763841134","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612190563","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}