Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), poet, playwright, novelist, and film director, was one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century French artistic life, especially celebrated for his collaborations with such contemporaries as Picasso, Stravinsky, and Erik Satie. Among Cocteau's best-known works are the short novel Les Enfants terribles and three movies, The Blood of a Poet, Beauty and the Beast, and Orpheus.

Count D'Orgel's Ball By Raymond Radiguet Foreword by Jean Cocteau A playful, Wildean meringue of missed meaning and romantic tangles. Category: Fiction Publisher: NYRB Classics