Les Enfants terribles
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Les Enfants terribles is a 1929 novel by French writer Jean Cocteau that portrays the intense, destructive relationship between a brother and sister isolated in their own fantastical world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Parents terribles (Cocteau collaboration) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Les Enfants terribles (1950 film)
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Les Enfants terribles (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Holy Terrors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Jean-Pierre Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Elisabeth
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Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | intense sibling relationship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of realism and fantasy
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portrayal of destructive sibling bond ⓘ |
| operaComposer | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Jean Cocteau bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| theme |
fantasy versus reality
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incestuous desire ⓘ isolation ⓘ obsession ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | interwar period ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Les Parents terribles (Cocteau collaboration)