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THE DEVIL?S MEMOIRS VOLUME 1 IBD

FREDERIC SOULIE / STUART GELZER
HOLLYWOOD COMICS
01 / 2025
9781649323460
Inglés

Sinopsis

Every Baron de Luizzi has, for centuries, sold his soul toáthe Devil for wealth, knowledge, and power. The latest,áArmand de Luizzi, comes to sign his own pact ináwhich he will be required to prove that those things haveámade him happy for ten consecutive years. If they do not,áhe must surrender his soul. Luizzi also asks for the right toápublish all that the Devil reveals to him-The DevilâÇÖsáMemoirs.However, the Devil warns him that, once his narrationábegins, it cannot be stopped and Luizzi will be reluctant toásee and hear some of the things he will reveal. He givesáhim a purse with coins inscribed, 'One month in the life ofáBaron de Luizzi.' Anytime Luizzi finds he canâÇÖt bear to see,áhear, or participate in any event, he can opt out by returningáa coin to the Devil and be exempted, but he will alsoáshorten his life by the same amount.The DevilâÇÖs Memoirs (1838) is filled with tales of terror,áwickedness, depravity, and cruelty. In it, the worlds ofánobility, finance, even crime, are laid bare with a cruelálucidity and a rare psychological truth. Frédéric Souliéá(1800-1847) shows us the worst aspects of 1830 France,ádriven by lust, the lure of easy money and the thirst forárevenge. The Devil is not just the authorâÇÖs spokesperson,ábut his avenger. Few writers have achieved sucháevocative power in condemning the world in which theyálived. The book is, in that respect, surprisingly modern.á