The Devil's Own Work

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, it was inspired by a dinner with Graham Greene. 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.

The Devil's Own Work
First edition (UK)
AuthorAlan Judd
Cover artistGustav Klimt,
"Judith", 1901
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
Knopf (US)
Publication date
1991 (UK)
1994 (US)
Media typePrint
Pages96 (UK)
ISBN0-00-223832-2
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