Name: The Devil's Own Work
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Alan Judd

An unknown writer becomes possessed by a literary spirit who makes him famous. A parable on the perils of creativity and what can happen when an artist surrenders to the charms of fame. The novel won the 1991 Guardian Fiction Prize in England.

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The Devil's Own Work

Visiting a reclusive literary giant in the South of France, Edward, a novelist, learns a terrible secret and makes a treacherous bargain that causes the young writer to inherit a terrible power when the older dies. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

The Devil's Own Work A Novel

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