Hecate and Her Dogs
Éditions Flammarion | |
Publication date | 1954 |
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Published in English | 2009 |
| Pages | 169 |
Hecate and Her Dogs (French: Hécate et ses chiens) is a 1954 novel by the French writer Paul Morand. It is set in Tangier in the 1920s, where a foreigner working for a bank takes on a mistress, who turns out to be sexually perverse, possibly a criminal. An English translation by David Coward was published in 2009.[1]
Reception
Académie Française in 1968.) It is as creepy when considered purely as being about sex as about anything else. But this is why it's worth buying even this very short book for £10. It sticks with you."[2]
Adaptation
The French-Swiss film Hécate was directed by Daniel Schmid and stars Bernard Giraudeau and Lauren Hutton. It premiered in 1982 and played in competition at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
References
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- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (10 October 2009). "Hecate and Her Dogs by Paul Morand". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Hécate". berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
External links
- Publicity page at the British publisher's website