Les Enfants Terribles

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Les Enfants Terribles is a 1929 book by Jean Cocteau. It concerns two siblings, Elizabeth and Paul, who isolate themselves from the world as they grow up; this isolation is shattered by the stresses of their adolescence.

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• Les Enfants Terribles, a 1950 French film based on the novel of the same name
• L'enfant terrible the term.
• In the video game Metal Gear Solid, Les Enfants Terribles is the codename of the cloning project which created Solid Snake, Liquid Snake and Solidus Snake, the clones of Big Boss.
• The Cocteau Twins a pop group whose name was a reference to the book.
• Les Enfants Terribles[1] is also a restaurant on New York City's lower east side. The cuisine is Brazilian, African/Moroccan, French.