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La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) influenced A Court of Thorns and Roses
Added by · 10 July 2026
The influence
La Belle et la Bête Beauty and the Beast
Book · 1756
The work it shaped
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Book · 2015
The evidence
Maas explicitly pitched the first book as a loose, dark fantasy retelling of the traditional French fairy tale "La Belle et la bete", blending it with Scottish and Scandinavian folklore.
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