Evil Angels is a 1981 novel by the French writer Pascal Bruckner. The French title is Lunes de fiel, which literally means "moons of bile", a pun on "lune de miel", "honeymoon". The story takes place on a passenger ship heading from Marseille to Istanbul, and focuses on a couple who meet a man determined to break them apart. The book was published by Éditions du Seuil. It was published in English in 1987, translated by William R. Beer.
It was adapted into the 1992 film Bitter Moon, directed by Roman Polanski.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews described the book as "a dreary French novel of existential agony and absurdly serious erotica", and "laughable drivel disguised as a cynical, sophisticated love story". Publishers Weekly wrote: "The satire is biting and brilliant, proceeding in a tone that is sly and distanced, even philosophical as with the systematic discussion of six general categories of how to humiliate a woman. A bestseller in France, Evil Angels is a diabolical anatomy of lust in all its ramifications, with a plot that will keep readers enthralled."
References
- Lunes de fiel : roman. OCLC 855281865. Retrieved 2015-10-18 – via WorldCat.
- Evil angels : a novel. OCLC 15016139. Retrieved 2016-01-20 – via WorldCat.
- Maslin, Janet (1994-03-18). "Bitter Moon (1992)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
- "Evil Angels by Pascal Bruckner". Kirkus Reviews. 1987-06-30. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- "Book Review: Evil Angels by Pascal Bruckner". Publishers Weekly. 1987. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
External links
- Publicity page at Éditions du Seuil's website (in French)
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