Den förälskade Djävulen

ALASTOR PRESS 

The young officer Alvare summons the Devil, who takes on the form of a woman. She tries to seduce him, tempting him with both erotic pleasures and occult knowledge. Alvare is torn apart in a whirlwind of doubt and desire. Is the Devil really as evil as he is usually portrayed? Or can the prince of darkness fall in love?

In this legendary occult novel from 1772, demonic forces are mixed with fluid gender identities and dreamlike doubts about what is real and unreal. The grotesque meets the poetic and the humorous, in what has been called both the first esoteric novel and the first truly fantastic story.

In the author's native France, the novel is a permanent cultural reference, which poets such as Baudelaire, Apollinaire and Lacan refer to in an obvious way in their works.

Title: Den förälskade Djävulen
Author: Jacques Cazotte
Language: Swedish
Translator: Guillaume Le Huche

Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 137 pages
Published: 2022

ISBN: 978918963382

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Alastor Press is a Swedish independent publisher with a focus on literature that moves in the dark, esoteric and artistically distinctive. The publisher is known for its careful editions of both classic and contemporary works in areas such as decadence, symbolism, horror and philosophical fiction. With an eye for the obscure and cult, Alastor Press highlights writing that challenges, seduces and lingers.