Les mains dorlac by maurice renard, paperback barnes. The blue peril brian stableford, maurice renard on. Furthermore, maurice renard, who died in 1939, left a significant legacy of lasting influence. Maurice renard s most popular book is the hands of orlac. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Those who may have seen one of its many filmed adaptations have never seen the real vision of the novel which is more than the nightmare of two hand grafts gone terribly wrong.
The hands of orlac is a french fantasyhorror novel written by maurice renard, first published in 1920. The hands of orlac by maurice renard fantastic fiction. Maurice renard february 28, 1875 november 18, 1939. Maurice renard has 68 books on goodreads with 384 ratings. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Books by maurice renard author of the hands of orlac. Extremely scarce bleiler and hubin listed horror novel which served as the basis for several films including mad love. Just one example is the fact that his 1920 novel, the hands of orloc, has been adapted to film three times. In 1920 renard published what would prove to be his most popular and most translated novel. Based on a novel by medicalhorror novelist maurice renard, it charts the mental disintegration of a concert pianist conrad veidt whose hands are amputated after a train crash, and replaced with the hands of an executed murderer. Buy hands of orlac night owl books 1st edition by maurice renard, i. The hands of orlac, maurice crewejones, florence, renard on. When orlac s father is murdered by the dead mans hands, orlac begins a steady descent toward madness.
Hands of orlac night owl books french hardcover march 5, 1981 by maurice renard author. Maurice renard hands of orlac first edition with publisher. Hands of orlac night owl books by renard, maurice and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The basis for several films, including the classic german silent film. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This is one of several pieces written for a book on adaptations that has never appeared maurice renards les mains dorlacthe hands of. Evans the fantastic science fiction of maurice renard. The films plot is based on the book les mains d orlac 1920 written by maurice renard paul orlac is a world famous pianist. Caligari fame, a worldfamous pianist burns his hands in an airplane crash. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
The hands of orlac first edition, with publishers wraparound band by maurice. Buy les mains d orlac by maurice renard online at alibris. Unless youve read the novel, however, you have no idea what maurice renard was getting at when he wrote the hands of orlac 1920. Among lovers of fantasy, maurice renards the hands of orlac ha. Nevertheless, the original version of the hands of orlac. The hands of orlac by maurice renard 1929 1st edition 2nd printing. First edition in english and first edition in hardcover, preceded by the french edition les mains d orlac, in 1920. Les mains d orlac the hands of orlac 1920 maurice renard this page is about maurice renard s novel les mains d orlac the hands of orlac 1920 and the films it spawned. Renards nextpublished novel was les mains dorlac 15 may12 july 1920 lintransigeant. When his father is murdered by the dead mans hands, orlac begins a steady descent into madness.
Among lovers of fantasy, maurice renards the hands of orlac has acquired the mystique of a legend. In this classic horror film, based on a novel by maurice renard and filmed by robert wiene of dr. A seminal horror novel, rare in dust jacket, written by one of the most important french genre fiction writers of the early twentieth century. Les mains dorlac french edition by renard, maurice. Shortly thereafter, stephens hands are badly crushed in a train accident beyond the power of standard medicine. It was one of the first films to feature the motif, often recurring in later films, of hands with a will of their own, whether or not attached to a body, as well as popular fears around the subject of surgical transplants, in the days before such procedures were possible. Renard wrote the novel les mains dorlac the hands of orlac, 1920, in which a virtuoso pianist receives the transplanted hands of a murderer and turns into a killer himself. The hands of orlac 1924 robert wiene senses of cinema.
Her high heels made her stumble in the darkness, over the stones, the frozen clods of soil, over the tussocks of grass, the countless obstacles of the rough earth. This copy of the hands of orlac first edition, with publishers wraparound band offered for sale by royal books, inc. The title is familiar to all, but throughout the sixty years since its publication in french, it has never been translated into english. In 1920, renard wrote the classic les mains d orlac the hands of orlac, in which a virtuoso pianist receives the transplanted hands of a murderer and turns into a killer himself. A mysterious doctor offers to do a transplant and the pianist, his career on the verge of ruin, accepts. The hands of orlac by maurice renard book cover, description, publication history. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. The hands of orlac is a silent film i watched a copy scored with a cool, scrabblywiry modern classical music accompaniment by paul mercer that strips most of the extraneous material from the book no infrared gang, no spiritualism and moves the narrative center from orlac s wife to himself, thus foregrounding the am i. The hands of orlac first edition, with publishers wraparound band. First, i will begin this overview of maurice renards fantastic sf with a discussion of. Produced in vienna, the hotbed of psychoanalysis, the hands of orlac is writhing. Les mains dorlacthe hands of orlac 1920 maurice renard.
The hands of orlac, and its adaptations mark bould. Extremely scarce bleiler and hubin listed horror novel which served as the basis for several films including mad love, directed by karl freund and starring peter lorre. The hands of orlac maurice renard yesterdays gallery. The hands of orlac by maurice renard 1929 1st edition.
Les mains dorlac ebook by maurice renard rakuten kobo. Gogol falls madly in love with stage actress yvonne orlac, and his ardor disturbs her quite a bit when he discovers to his horror that she is married to concert pianist stephen orlac. Caligari, robert wiene uses here an evolution of this style, sometimes qualified as lateexpressionism for this adaption of the eponymous book by maurice renard relating the story of a pianist onto whom the hands of. Based on a novel by medical horror novelist maurice renard, it charts the mental disintegration of a concert pianist conrad veidt whose hands are amputated after a train crash, and replaced with the hands of an executed murderer. The hands of orlac aka hands of the strangler is a 1960 britishfrench horror film directed by edmond t. Based on a novel by medicalhorror specialist maurice renard, it charts the mental disintegration of paul orlac conrad veidt, a concert pianist whose hands are amputated after a train crash and replaced with the hands of an executed murderer. Produced in vienna, the hotbed of psychoanalysis, the hands of orlac is writhing with sexual innuendo and freudian imagery. Read les mains d orlac by maurice renard available from rakuten kobo. It is an early example of the body horror theme in fiction.