The Devil's Own Work (1991) by Alan Judd

[Valancourt Books]

Stephen King called Alan Judd's THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK "the best book I've read all year", and literary critics agreed: in the UK, it won the prestigious Guardian Fiction Prize for the year's best fictional work. It's a modern updating of the Faust legend, a chilling supernatural tale that Owen King, in his introduction, calls "a perfect novel about the demonic possession that is literary ambition". This new edition also features an afterword by the author, explaining the book's strange connections to Ford Madox Ford and Graham Greene.



The Devil's Own Work (1991) by Alan Judd, with a new introduction by Owen King, and a new afterword by the author

Book Description

After Edward, a rising young author, pens a savage review of the new novel by the world-famous O.M. Tyrell, he is surprised to receive an invitation to visit the old man at his villa in the south of France. The night of their meeting, Tyrell dies, and soon after, Edward’s career mysteriously starts to soar as he earns fame, fortune and critical acclaim. But despite his achievements, Edward seems haunted, even tormented. His friend, the narrator, begins to put together the pieces of the story: an ancient, inscrutable manuscript, a beautiful, ageless woman who attaches herself to whatever writer possesses it, and a bargain to achieve success at a terrible price . . .

Winner of Britain’s prestigious Guardian Fiction Prize, Alan Judd’s modern classic The Devil’s Own Work (1991) is, as Owen King writes in the new introduction to this edition, “a perfect novel about the demonic possession that is literary ambition.” This edition also features a new afterword by the author, in which he reveals the inspirations for this haunting tale.

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[Char]

The link isn't working for me. This one sounds good. Have you read it? Do you read all of them?

[Valancourt Books]

I've read it. It's from our Literary Fiction catalogue. Not so much horror, but still a great read.

[Char]

Valancourt Books wrote: "I've read it. It's from our Literary Fiction catalogue. Not so much horror, but still a great read."

The link seems to be working fine now, it must have been my Kindle.
Thanks for the response. :)

[Cathie]

I am adding to my reads! Very intriguing!