Cover of La belle et la bête

La belle et la bête

  • 1996 first published
  • 90 pages
  • 22 editions

La belle et la bête is a 1996 novella by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve. The story is set in France. It deals with fairy tales, fathers and daughters, Personal Beauty and virtues.

14 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions across 9 languages.

At about 90 pages, most readers finish it in about an hour and a half.

Themes, setting & tropes

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Beauty and the beast, Tale
  • Romance fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Personal Beauty
  • Virtues
  • Monsters
  • Folklore
  • Beauty, personal
  • Folklore--france
  • Children's fiction
  • Tales
  • Contes

Quick answers

Who wrote La belle et la bête?

La belle et la bête was written by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve and first published in 1996.

How long is La belle et la bête?

The median edition has 90 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to La belle et la bête?

Readers who like it often enjoy Beauty and the Beast, Shadow and Bone and The Beast Within.

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