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AfloatISBN 1590172590 (1-59017-259-0)
Softcover, New York Review of Books
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The Attack on the Mill and Other StoriesISBN 0192815997 (0-19-281599-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Attack on the Mill and Other Stories'Book summary:These stories are offered together for the first time in English translation. They cover a period of more than 30 years, and were originally published in French periodicals and in Russia. Zola's racy tone is faithfully rendered by Parmee whose translations have been highly acclaimed. [via]
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Bel AmiISBN 0140443150 (0-14-044315-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bel Ami'Book summary:Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power, "Bel-Ami" is translated with an introduction by Douglas Parmee in "Penguin Classics". Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his admirers as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives - the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers - and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, "Bel-Ami" is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life - depicting the scenes and characters of Paris in the belle epoque with wit, sensitivity and humanity. Douglas Parmee's translation captures all the vigour and vitality of Maupassant's novel. His introduction explores the similarities between Bel-Ami and Maupassant himself and demonstrates the skill with which the author depicts his large cast of characters and the French society of the Third Republic. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was born in Normandy. By the late 1870s, the first signs of syphilis had appeared, and Maupassant had become Flaubert's pupil in the art of prose. He led a hectic social life, and in 1891, having tried to commit suicide, he was committed to an asylum in Paris, where he died two years later. If you enjoyed "Bel-Ami", you might like William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair", also available in "Penguin Classics". [via]
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The ChildISBN 1590171179 (1-59017-117-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Dossier 51, an EntertainmentISBN 0297002724 (0-297-00272-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
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The EarthISBN 0140443878 (0-14-044387-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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An Exemplary LifeISBN 0436244233 (0-436-24423-3)
Hardcover, Secker and Warburg
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Fifteen French Poets, 1820-1950ISBN 0582359015 (0-582-35901-5)
Hardcover, Longman
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Italian Fascisms from Pareto to GentileISBN 0224008994 (0-224-00899-4)
Softcover, Cape
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Les Liaisons DangereusesISBN 0192838679 (0-19-283867-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses'Book summary:Au petit jeu du libertinage, l'adorable Valmont et la délicieuse Madame de Merteuil se livrent à une compétition amicale et néanmoins acharnée : c'est à celui qui aura le plus de succès galants, et le moins de scrupules. Peu importent les sentiments, seule la jouissance compte. Les conquêtes se succèdent de part et d'autre, jusqu'à ce que Valmont rencontre la vertu incarnée : la présidente de Tourvel. Elle est belle, douce, mariée et chaste : en un mot, intouchable. Voilà une proie de choix pour Valmont : saura-t-il relever ce défi sans tomber dans les pièges de l'amour ? De lettre en lettre, les héros dévoilent leurs aventures, échangent leurs impressions et nous entraînent dans un tourbillon de plaisirs qui semble n'avoir pas de fin.
Ce sulfureux roman a longtemps été censuré, ce qui ne l'a pas empêché de fasciner des générations de lecteurs et, plus près de nous, de captiver bon nombre de cinéastes : Les Liaisons Dangereuses de Stephen Frears mais aussi les adaptations de Roger Vadim, et de Milos Forman. --Karla Manuele [via]
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NanaISBN 0192836706 (0-19-283670-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Rosa Luxemburg: A ReappraisalISBN 0233966382 (0-233-96638-2)
Hardcover, Deutsch
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The Second World WarISBN 0233955356 (0-233-95535-6)
Hardcover, Deutsch
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Sentimental EducationISBN 0192836226 (0-19-283622-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sentimental Education'Book summary:This is a reissue of the previous World's Classics edition in the new, larger format and with the series name changed to 'Oxford World's Classics'. [via]
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Two French Libertine Novels : The Story of Madame de Luz: And, the Confessions of the Comte de ***ISBN 0404635466 (0-404-63546-6)
Hardcover, A M S Press, Incorporated
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