by Frank Yerby · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401411168
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«La risa del diablo» is the historical novel by Frank Yerby, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
Jean, a philosopher and son of a wealthy Marseille shipowner, opposes the estate society. When a nobleman betrothed to his sister steals his lover, his revenge unites him with that nobleman's sister. A witness to the French Revolution, he will experience love, lust and tenderness, and also disillusionment.
Originally published in English as 'The Devil's Laughter' (1953), this 1978 Spanish edition, translated by José Romero de Tejada, belongs to the El Arca de Papel collection.
For readers of historical fiction and fiction set during the French Revolution, with adventure, romanticism and a critical look at the estate society.
Frank Garvin Yerby was an American writer, best known for his 1946 historical novel The Foxes of Harrow.
