When le livre blanc the white book was first published, unillustrated and in a printing of just twentyone copies, no authors name was given, and even when the first illustrated edition appeared two years later only the illustrations were credited to jean cocteau. Le livre blanc by cocteau and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Le livre blanc, a white paper on homosexual love, was first published anonymously in france by cocteaus contemporary maurice sachs and was at once decried by the critics as obscene the semiautobiographical narrative describes a youths love affairs with a succession of boys and men during the early years of this century. Cocteaus drawings have been described as obscenely pious. Le livre blanc, a white paper on homosexual love, was first published anonymously in france by cocteaus contemporary maurice sachs and was at once decried as by the critics as obscene. Introduction pendant des generations, leurope a toujours ete synonyme davenir. The semiautobiographical narrative describes a youths love affairs with a succession of boys and men during the early years of this century. Because the bulk of the archives predates cocteaus involvement with the cinema, that aspect of his. Cocteau wrote le livre blanc in 1927 in chablis, where he was staying with jean desbordes, the successor to cocteau s great love. Le prime copie stampate, in numero limitato, non menzionano il nome dellautore.
I keep very fond memories of a show called le livre blanc, based on a book by jean cocteau, that i saw in the outskirts of paris a few years ago. It is now possible to issue it under cocteaus name. It presents the existence of gay men and women as being a fact of life, it goes on about a young man who travels the upsanddowns of life and love, as we all do. Jean cocteau le livre blanc a descriptive narrative and also as a historically significant and socially important case study on homosexual culture. A classic of gay literature, featuring the authors original woodcut illustrations, is reissued for the 50th anniversary of cocteaus death in 1963 le livre blanc, a white paper on homosexual love, was first published anonymously in france by cocteaus contemporary maurice sachs, and was at once decried as by the critics as obscene. Le livre blanc et autres textes, dominique fernandez, jean. Cocteau wrote le livre blanc in 1927 in chablis, where he was staying with jean desbordes, the successor to cocteaus great love. En ecrivant le livre blanc, il a transgresse lobligation du silence. Cocteau s drawings have been described as obscenely pious.
I was taken there by a parisian man i had met on the internet. Cocteau never formally acknowledged the book, except in so far as he allowed it to appear in the authorized. From the first edition to the last one published, while he was still alive, jean cocteau systematically refused to print his name on the cover of le livre blanc. Description le livre blanc 15 by jean cocteau, 1930 unsigned lithograph. The lithograph is from an edition size of 380 and is not framed. Le livre blanc is a music studio album recording by jeanpierre louveton crossover progprogressive rock released in 2017 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Many of the manuscripts and notebooks also contain drawings. A classic of gay literature, featuring the authors original woodcut illustrations, is reissued for the 50th anniversary of cocteaus death in 1963. The white book le livre blanc cocteau, jean, crosland, margaret on. Paper size is 12 x 9 inches, with an image size of 12 x 9 inches. Le livre blanc, a white paper on homosexual love, was first published anonymously in france by cocteaus contemporary maurice sachs, and was at once decried as by the critics as obscene. The white book le livre blanc by jean cocteau the white book le livre blanc by jean cocteau le livre blanc, attributed to jean cocteau, has a twofold interest. They are established by quick, flowing lines, partially erotic and often sultry, featuring classical elements such as busts and centaurs. The white book le livre blanc by jean cocteau reading.