 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Alan Judd |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Gustav Klimt, "Judith", 1901 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | HarperCollins (UK) Knopf (US) |
Publication date | 1991 (UK) 1994 (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 96 (UK) |
| ISBN | 0-00-223832-2 |
The Devil's Own Work is a 1991 novella by Alan Judd which won the Guardian Fiction Award. A modern version of the Faust legend,[1] it was inspired by a dinner with Graham Greene.[2] and tells of a pact an author makes with the devil as told by his lifelong friend. In style the work was compared by Publishers Weekly with that of Henry James.[3]
- ^ Judd, Alan (7 June 1994). The Devil's Own Work. Knopf. ISBN 0679425527.
- ^ "Alan Judd". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Devil's Own Work by Alan Judd, Author Knopf Publishing Group $17 (115p) ISBN 978-0-679-42552-6".