The Enemy's Cosmetique

Beauty of Evil ( Cosmetique de l' ennemi ) is a novel by the Belgian author Amélie Nothomb. It was first published in France on 22 August 2001 at Albin Michel, the German translation of Brigitte Great brought the Diogenes Verlag out in March 2004, the paperback followed in July 2005.

The in 1999 was awarded the " Grand Prix du Roman " of the Académie française writer dedicates this relatively short novel, only one subject: the evil in man. They deliberately avoids any accessories, because the whole book consists of only a single dialog between two people.

The content of the novel was adapted to various theaters in French-and German-speaking countries. Under the original French title Cosmetique de l' ennemi made ​​2005 performances at the " Théâtre Le Public" in Brussels and at the " Théâtre de l' Ancre " in Charleroi. The first performance under the German title on 10 January 2006 at the " Theater an der Drachengasse " in Vienna, January 13, 2006 the premiere of the play, directed by Matthias Heße at Theater Dortmund.

Summary

The businessman Jérôme Angust waiting at an airport in his delayed flight to Barcelona. He is by an unknown person, Textor Texel, disturbed, the onto him his life story.