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Endore’s classic werewolf novel – now back in paperback for the first time in over forty years – helped define a genre and set a new standard in horror fiction.The werewolf is one of the great iconic figures of horror in folklore, legend, film, and literature. And connoisseurs of horror fiction know that The Werewolf of Paris is a cornerstone work.

Endore’s classic novel has not only withstood the test of time since it was first published in 1933, but it boldly used and portrayed elements of sexual compulsion in ways that had never been seen before, at least not in horror literature.In this gripping work of historical fiction, Endore’s werewolf, an outcast named Bertrand Caillet, travels across pre-Revolutionary France seeking to calm the beast within. Stunning in its sexual frankness and eerie, fog-enshrouded visions, this novel was decidedly influential for the generations of horror and science fiction authors who came afterward.

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The Werewolf of Paris Review

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5.0 out of 5 stars MORE THAN A BOOK The Werewolf of Paris IS EPIC! Proof A less than stealar Kindle Translation can’t keep a good werewolf down.
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014

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This book starts off dead slow and takes time to build up steam. The first six chapters are used to build up a credible backstory to the origins of werewolves in this literary universe located in olden days Paris. I was originally put off by all this build up before you even heard hint of the first werewolf. This book uses amazing subtley to evolve rather than reveal the werewolf. In most books the werewolf is revealed as a fully formed creature with its lore already intact. In this book the werewolf evolves before you as you read. You sort of follow the evolution of the werewolf because; the reader goes behind closed doors where the villigers and others affected by the werewolves are not allowed.

This book writes foundational lore of lycantrophyand how people respond to it. The Werewolf of Paris is written as if it is the first real documented encounter with the Lycan species. The Werewolf of Paris let’s yoou see the challenge of having a werewolf in the house that you both love and hate at differeht times. The Werewolf of Paris is more aptly named the day to day life and times of a lycanthrope. In so many ways this book, The Werewolf of Paris is like no werewolf book I’ve read before and I’ve read many hundreds of werewolf books many good others not so great. The Werewolf of Paris documents the struggles of any otherwise good kid, who wants to grow into a good man while being at times betrayed by his werewolf born passions, rages and desires.

I won’t share even one spoiler with you in my review because; every word in this The Werewolf of Paris is golden. Every challenge faced every drop of blood spilled is part of a beautiful web. If I betrayed any of The Werewolf of Paris to you in a spoiler it would profoundly alter your reading pleasure. If you like books about werewolves then The Werewolf of Paris is simply a must read book. No true werewolf lover can go through life without reading The Werewolf of Paris because; yes it is that good. I first heard about the The Werewolf of Paris mentioned in the commentary on a hoor movie DVD I purchased from Amazon.com. The commentator stated that this The Werewolf of Paris book did for werewolf’s what bram stoker’s dracula did for vampires and he was right. I can see how The Werewolf of Paris put werewolves on the horror map.

Now lets get to the Kindle Edition of this The Werewolf of Paris book which is how I purchased and read it. Is the kindle version of this book bad yes it is but not by any means is it unreadable. This the Werewolf of Paris is a classic a beautiful book that deserves so much better then the slap-dash way it was transfered to electronic copy. Pages that run off into a kind of infinity that can only be found on an electronic device as if the RETURN line key had not been invented. the other extreme narrow bands of text mad difficult to read by a return key on steroids so long passages run a few words long per sentence. The Werewolf of Paris is such a great book to get such tacky treatment in its rendering into a Kindle E-Book. I however am happy because; my life has been made better by reading The Werewolf of Paris and the lousy Kindle translation did nothing to still my passion and love for each word in this totally awesome book. Was this Werewolf of Paris harder to read because of the less than fitting Kindle translation YES INDEED IT WAS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!

I suggest that any true avid werewolf fan or man of the lycanthropic art would easily adapt to the kindles transfer failings because; this The Werewolf of Paris is a feast for the intellect fit for a King. This Werewolf of Paris earns my five stars gladly recorded here for the world to see

About Endore Author Of The Werewolf of Paris Book

Samuel Guy Endore is the Author Of The Werewolf of Paris Book, (Born on July 4, 1901 – February 12, 1970), born Samuel Goldstein and also known as Harry Relis, was an American novelist and screenwriter. During his career he produced a wide array of novels, screenplays, and pamphlets, both published and unpublished. A cult favorite of fans of horror, he is best known for his novel The Werewolf of Paris (1933), which occupies a significant position in werewolf literature, much in the same way that Dracula (1897) does for vampire literature. Endore is also known for his left-wing novel of the Haitian Revolution, Babouk: The Story of A Slave.He was nominated for a screenwriting Oscar for The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), and his novel Methinks the Lady . . . (1946) was the basis for Ben Hecht’s screenplay for Whirlpool (1949).