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Beauty and the Beast

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  • 1970 first published
  • 441 pages
  • 3 editions
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Beauty and the Beast is a 1970 play by Jean Cocteau. It deals with motion pictures, beauty and the beast, belle et la bête and motion picture plays.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 441 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Subjects

  • Motion pictures
  • Beauty and the beast
  • Belle et la bête
  • Motion picture plays
  • Belle et la bête, Motion picture
  • Texts and outlines
  • Continental european drama, Dramatic works by one author

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Quick answers

Who wrote Beauty and the Beast?

Beauty and the Beast was written by Jean Cocteau and first published in 1970.

How long is Beauty and the Beast?

The median edition has 441 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Beauty and the Beast?

Readers who like it often enjoy Beauty and the Beast, Moonlight Masquerade and As Old As Time.

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