Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu
Le Diable et le Bon Dieu (The Devil and the Good Lord) is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre, first staged at the Théâtre Antoine in Paris on 7 June 1951 and published by Gallimard in Paris that year. Set in the German Peasants' War, it follows the warlord Goetz as he tries to switch from evil to good.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Gallimard, 1951
- First published
- Gallimard, Paris, 1951
The first edition of Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu by Jean-Paul Sartre was published in Paris by Gallimard in 1951. We track 3 editions.
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- Hamish Hamilton1952 Other I own Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu, Hamish Hamilton 1952 Log in to want this
- French & European Publications1976 Paperback I own Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu, French & European Publications 1976 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 11 on Open Library, 1 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 13 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu?
The first edition of Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu by Jean-Paul Sartre was published in Paris by Gallimard in 1951.
How many editions of Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu are there?
We track 3 editions of Le Diable Et le Bon Dieu, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Devil and the Good Lord, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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- Le Diable et le Bon Dieu editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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