Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master And Margarita is pretty much essential reading for anyone who wants an urbane, hip, witty Prince of Darkness: it’s also the novel that inspired the Rolling Stones’ Sympathy For The Devil. Result!
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This is a very nice little anthology.
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Thats reminds me of this anthology with the same title : Deals With the Devil. Good one.
Moonchild, by Aleister Crowley. Classic occult romp. Read the back cover for a great synopsis.
Thank you, thank you, everyone.
Had no idea there was such a wealth of literature on this subject. I will be sure to check all of them out, with glee.
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And I don’t know if this is really what you’re after, but C.S. Lewis’s *Screwtape Letters *is very readable.
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(And there’s a wonderful audio version—now, alas, out of print—done by John Cleese.)
Somebody already beat me to The Master and Margarita. I’ll just add that it’s a superb novel and well worth reading.
Can’t imagine why nobody’s brought up C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. Yes, it’s intended primarily as a moral guide for everyday life, but it’s still a fascinating fantasy. *The Great Divorce * is an excellent one by Lewis in the same vein. I’d have to say the second one is pretty close to how I conceive of the afterlife …
Taylor Caldwell’s *Dialogues with the Devil * was apparently inspired by The Screwtape Letters and consists of a series of letters between the archangel Michael and His Majesty Below.
Well, that’s what I get for posting before I’ve finished reading the thread. Someone else already has mentioned Screwtape. But the rest of my post still stands.
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Taylor Caldwell’s *Dialogues with the Devil * was apparently inspired by The Screwtape Letters and consists of a series of letters between the archangel Michael and His Majesty Below.
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You beat me to Caldwell’s DIALOGUES.
While we’re on Lewis, also, certain diabolical characters get in some good lines in his PERELANDRA and THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH.
I also recommend THE CHRIST CLONE TRILOGY by James BeauSeigneur, which stars a rather appealling Anti-Christ.
For a more down to earth Lucifer try Louis Cyphere from Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg. A unique detective story filmed by Alan Parker as Angel Heart starring Mickey Rourke, Robert de Niro and Lisa Bonet.