Devil

Author: (French) Emmanuel Carrère, translated by Peng Weichuan
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: Some books are like electroshock treatment. This one is. As soon as you close the novel, we fall into a huge and strange silence, feeling close to a demonic face. Yes, for a while, we feel uncomfortable. — France Point of View In the age of the internet, email, laptops, and satellites, there are still people like Carrère. Their purpose is to prove that books will always be more thrilling than any other form of expression. It is an outstanding novel, a terrifying story. The Demon will make you uncomfortable, yet it will make you want to reread it. Unfortunately, not all books are like this. Far from it. — France Here Carrère won the Women's Literature Award for The Shock in the Snow. In this newly published The Demon, he once again proves his talent. — France Le Parisien This book surpasses all of Carrère's other works—outstanding, clear, and straightforward. It drags you into the abyss, as if to make you tread there. — France Libération This is a rare writer in French literature. Like Flaubert, he is cautious and presents us with a mirror reflecting our quiet yet menacing era. Amazing, an extraordinary masterpiece. — France Point of View I always tell myself, "Next time, I will never write something like this." — Author This book tells a shocking tragedy that stunned Europe and America: In 1993, a doctor claiming to be an expert from the World Health Organization killed his entire family and then committed suicide.