The Holy Innocents (Adair novel)
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| Author | Gilbert Adair |
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| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1988 |
| ISBN | 978-0-434-04578-5 |
The Holy Innocents (1988) is a novel by Scottish writer Gilbert Adair. It is about three young cinephiles: two French siblings and an American stranger who enters their world. Its themes were inspired by Jean Cocteau's 1929 novel Les Enfants Terribles (The Holy Terrors) and by the 1950 film of the same name directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.