A rich and entertaining tale in the tradition of Cervantes and Stendhal and one of the great picaresque novels of this century, Confessions of Felix Krull recounts the enchanted career of the con man extraordinaire Felix Krull through his childhood and early adulthood.
Unhampered by the moral precepts that govern the conduct of ordinary mortals, possessed of a formidable intelligence and striking good looks, Krull rises swiftly from poverty to affluence. Following him along the shady paths he is destined to take, the story moves through a world inhabited by bizzare characters from all strata of European society. The result is a withering commentary on human folly, as well as a delightful, ofeten raucously funny novel of high adventure.
