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Jacques Cazotte


Born
in Dijon, France
October 17, 1719

Died
September 25, 1792

Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance


Born at Dijon, he was educated by the Jesuits, and at the age of 27 he obtained a public office at Martinique. It was not till his return to Paris in 1760 with the rank of commissioner-general that he made his public debut as an author. His first attempts, a mock romance and a coarse song, gained so much popularity, both in the Court and among the people, that he was encouraged to try something more ambitious. He accordingly produced his romance, Les Prouesses inimitables d'Ollivier, marquis d'Edesse.

He also wrote a number of fantastic oriental tales, such as his Mille et une fadaises, Contes a dormir debout (1742). His first success was with a "poem" in twelve cantos, and in prose intermixed with verse, entitled Ollivier (2 vols, 1762), fo ...more

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Average rating: 3.4 · 2,332 ratings · 273 reviews · 137 distinct works • Similar authors
The Devil in Love
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3.39 avg rating — 2,024 ratings — published 1772 — 281 editions
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Le Diable amoureux et la Pa...
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Il mago Maugraby
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Le Diable amoureux; L'Honne...
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La Patte du chat
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L'aventure du pèlerin
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“The truth is that the devil is very cunning. The truth is that he is not always as ugly as they say.”
― Cazotte
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“Man was made of a little mud and water. Could not a woman be made of dew, earthen mists and beams of light, condensed remnants of a rainbow?”
― Jacques Cazotte, The Devil in Love
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“Lastly, say to me, if you can, with feelings as tender as mine for you: my dear Beelzebub, I adore you...”
― Jacques Cazotte, The Devil in Love
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