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About a Boyby Nick HornbyISBN 1573227331 (1-57322-733-1)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'About a Boy'Book summary:Will Lightman is a Peter Pan for the 1990s. At 36, the terminally hip North Londoner is unmarried, hyper-concerned with his coolness quotient and blithely living off his father's novelty song royalties. Will sees himself as entirely lacking in hidden depths--and he's proud of it! The only trouble is, his friends are succumbing to responsibilities and children and he's increasingly left out in the cold. How can someone brilliantly equipped for meaningless relationships ensure that he'll continue to meet beautiful Julie Christie-like women and ensure that they'll throw him over before things get too profound? A brief encounter with a single mother sets Will off on his new career, that of "serial nice guy." As far as he's concerned--and remember, concern isn't his strong suit--he's the perfect catch for the young mother on the go. After an interlude of sexual bliss, she'll realise that her child isn't ready for a man in their life and Will can ride off into the Highgate sunset, where more damsels apparently await. The only catch is that the best way to meet these women is at single-parent get-togethers. In one of Nick Hornby's many hilarious (and embarrassing) scenes, Will falls into some serious misrepresentation at SPAT ("Single Parents-- Alone Together"), passing himself off as a bereft single dad: "There was, he thought, an emotional truth here somewhere, and he could see now that his role-playing had a previously unsuspected artistic element to it. He was acting, yes, but in the noblest, most profound sense of the word."
What interferes with Will's career arc, of course, is reality--in the shape of a 12-year-old boy who is in many ways his polar opposite. For Marcus, cool isn't even a possibility, let alone an issue. For starters, he's a victim at his new school. Things at home are pretty awful, too, since his musical-therapist mother seems increasingly in need of therapy herself. All Marcus can do is cobble together information with a mixture of incomprehension, innocence, self-blame and unfettered clear sight. As fans of Fever Pitch and High Fidelity already know, Hornby's insight into laddishness magically combines the serious and the hilarious. About a Boy continues his singular examination of masculine wish-fulfilment and fear. This time, though, the author lets women and children onto the playing field, forcing his feckless hero to leap over an entirely new--and entirely welcome--set of emotional hurdles. [via]
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The Adventures of Pinocchioby Carlo Collodi, Nancy L. Canepa, Carmelo LettereISBN 1586420526 (1-58642-052-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Pinocchio'Book summary:Readers familiar only with the Disney adaptations of Collodis classic will be surprised by this dark masterpiece, a central work in the Italian literary canon.
First published in serial form in 1881 in the Italian periodical Giornale dei Bambini, The Adventures of Pinocchio garnered immediate acclaim as a childrens story. Today Italians consider Pinocchio, along with The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, one of their most important works of literature. Collodi did more than merely weave a captivating tale. Through metaphor and allusion he summed up the national character of Italy and made biting commentary on many of the prominent social concerns of the nineteenth century, among them the despair and hunger of poverty, the importance of an education, and the hypocrisy of the judicial and medical establishments. Indeed, the universality of Collodis themes led Benedetto Croce to remark, The wood from which Pinocchio is carved is humanity itself. This vibrant new translation fully renders Collodis subtle and sarcastic wit, reclaiming the book for adult readers. The evocative illustrations by Carmelo Lettere are as delightfully refreshing and timeless as the story itself. [via]More editions of The Adventures of Pinocchio:
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The Anatomy of Melancholyby Robert BurtonISBN 1564590038 (1-56459-003-8)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Anatomy of Melancholy'Book summary:Partial Contents: Definition of Melancholy; Causes of Melancholy; Bad Diet; Passions and Perturbations of the Mind; Symptoms or Signs of Melancholy in the body; Prognosticks of Melancholy; Unlawful Cures Rejected; Lawful Cures; Diet Rectified; Deformity of Body, Sickness, Baseness of Birth; Against Poverty and Want and other Adversities; Against: Servitude, Loss of Liberty, Imprisonment, Sorrow for death of Friends, Vain Fear, Envy, Emulation, Hatred, Ambition, Self-love, and all other Affections; Against: Repulse, Abuses, Injuries, Disgraces, Slanders; Cure of Melancholy all over the Body; Love-Melancholy; Symptoms or Signs of Love-Melancholy; Symptoms of Jealously, fear, sorrow, suspicion; Cure of Jealously; Religious Melancholy. An outstanding analysis of what melancholy is, its kinds, causes, symptoms, prognosticks, and several cures for it; Philosophically, Medicinally, and Historically. [via]
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The Aspern Papers and the Turn of the Screwby Henry JamesISBN 185326069X (1-85326-069-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aspern Papers and the Turn of the Screw'Book summary:Introduction and Notes by Dr Claire Seymour, University of Kent at Canterbury The Turn of the Screw is the classic ghost story for which James is most remembered. Set in a country house, it is a chilling tale of the supernatural. The Aspern Papers is a tale of Americans in Europe, cleverly evoking the drama of comedie humaine against the settings of a Venetian palace. [via]
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Bacchaeby Euripides, Nicholas RudallISBN 1566630673 (1-56663-067-3)
Softcover, Ivan R Dee
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bacchae'Book summary:Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently hysterical--celebration of the feast of Dionysus, the God of wine.[via]
Bouvard and Pecuchetby Gustave Flaubert, Mark PolizzottiISBN 1564783936 (1-56478-393-6)
Softcover, Dalkey Archive Pr
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Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplayby Annie ProulxISBN 1857029402 (1-85702-940-2)
Softcover, Fourth Estate
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Bulgakov: The Heart of a Dogby A PymanISBN 1853993409 (1-85399-340-9)
Softcover, Bristol Classical Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bulgakov: The Heart of a Dog'Book summary:From the author of MASTER AND MARGARITA, BLACK SNOW and DIABOLIAD, a novel which features a Moscow professor who befriends a stray dog and transplants into it the testicles and pituitary gland of a dead man, unleashing a human dog which turns the professor's life into a nightmare beyond endurance. [via]
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Charlie Y LA Fabrica De Chocolateby Roald Dahl, Veronica Head, Quentin BlakeISBN 1598200593 (1-59820-059-3)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charlie Y LA Fabrica De Chocolate'Book summary:Charlie's tour through Willie Wonka's chocolate factory reveals marvelous creations more intriguing and delicious than Charlie had ever imagined. One of the most popular titles in juvenile literature, this selection was also listed as an ALA Notable Book. [via]
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The Collected Poemsby Ted Hughes, Sylvia PlathISBN 1568497032 (1-56849-703-2)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Poems'Book summary:Sylvia Plath died in 1963, and even now her outsize persona threatens to bury her poetry--the numerous biographies and studies often drawing the reader toward anecdote and away from the work. It's a relief to turn to the poems themselves and once more be jolted by their strange beauty, hard-wrought originality, and acetylene anger. "It is a heart, / This holocaust I walk in, / O golden child the world will kill and eat." While the juvenilia and poems written before 1960 that Ted Hughes has included here prefigure Plath's later obsessions, they also enable us to witness her turn from thesaurus-heavy verse to stripped-down art as they gather power through raw simplicity. "The blood jet is poetry. / There is no stopping it," she declares in "Kindness." [via]
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The Collected Poems of William Wordsworthby William WordsworthISBN 1853264016 (1-85326-401-6)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth'Book summary:(His remarkable autobiographical poem 'The Prelude' was completed in 1805, but was not published until after his death, and it is included in this full edition of Wordsworth's poetry) [via]
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Decline And Fall of the Roman Empireby Edward GibbonISBN 1853264997 (1-85326-499-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'Book summary:British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived of his plan for Decline and Fall while "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol" on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history, which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines and the rise of Western Christianity. "The confusion of the times, and the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the historian, who attempts to preserve a clear and unbroken thread of narration," he writes. Despite these obstacles, Decline and Fall remains a model of historical exposition, and required reading for students of European history. [via]
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Der Vorleserby Stuart TabernerISBN 1853996491 (1-85399-649-1)
Softcover, Intl Pub Marketing Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Der Vorleser'Book summary:The theme of the book is the Holocaust and questions of guilt, as it tells the tale of Michael Berg and his affair with Hanna Schmitz, who turns out to have been a guard at Auschwitz and who later hangs herself.
This edition makes the German text accessible to students, providing the full German text, with a substantial Introduction, Commentary, Vocabulary and Bibliography in English.
Bernhard Schlinks novel "Der Vorleser" ("The Reader") has sold over 500,000 copies in Germany, 750,000 in the USA, 200,000 in Britain, and 100,000 in France. It has been translated into 25 languages. [via]More editions of Der Vorleser:
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Der Vorleser: Romanby Bernhard SchlinkISBN 3257060653 (3-257-06065-3)
Hardcover, Diogenes
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Disparitionby Georges PerecISBN 207071523X (2-07-071523-X)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Disparition'Book summary:"Il fallait un grand art, un art hors du commun, pour fourbir tout un roman sans ça." "Ça", comprenez ce "rond pas tout à fait clos finissant par un trait horizontal". Il fallait substituer, combiner sans trêve et sans faillir, sans céder à la ronde tentation d'utiliser... la lettre "e" ! "Mais pourquoi donc ?", s'exclament les sceptiques et les désabusés. Et Perec de citer un obscur Ramun Quayno : "L'on n'inscrit pas pour assombrir la population." "Qui frappe-t-on d'omission ?", demandent les offusqués et les inquisiteurs ? Le motif du tapis, le cinquième volume d'une collection d'in-folios, Anton Voyl lui-même, le protagoniste, tout, tout doit disparaître sous la plume-baguette de Perec ! Voilà qui suscite auprès dudit M. Voyl quelques suées kafkaïennes, des hallucinations rocambolesques et une imagination pour le moins aventurière...
Après la publication des Choses, son premier roman (1965), Georges Perec rejoint l'Oulipo (Ouvroir de littérature potentielle) qui l'incite à multiplier les défis formels tels que celui de La Disparition ou de Alphabets (176 onzains hétérogrammatiques). --Laure Anciel [via]
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Everymanby Simon TrusslerISBN 1854593862 (1-85459-386-2)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Everyman'Book summary:The classic 16th century morality play, recently revived by the Royal Shakespeare Company.[via]More editions of Everyman:
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Fairy And Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantryby W. B. YeatsISBN 1598186566 (1-59818-656-6)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fairy And Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry'Book summary:If you are a stranger, you will not readily get ghost and fairy legends, even in a western village. You must go adroitly to work, and make friends with the children, and the old men, with those who have not felt the pressure of mere daylight existence, and those with whom it is growing less, and will have altogether taken itself off one of these days. The old women are most learned, but will not so readily be got to talk, for the fairies are very secretive, and much resent being talked of; and are there not many stories of old women who were nearly pinched into their graves or numbed with fairy blasts?
At sea, when the nets are out and the pipes are lit, then will some ancient hoarder of tales become loquacious, telling his histories to the tune of the creaking of the boats. Holy-eve night, too, is a great time, and in old days many tales were to be heard at wakes. But the priest have set their faces against wakes.
In the Parochial Survey of Ireland it is recorded how the storytellers used to gather together of an evening, and if any had a different version from the others, they would all recite theirs and vote, and the man who had varied would have to abide by their verdict. In this way stories have been handed down with such accuracy, that the long tale of Dierdre was, in the earlier decades of this century, told almost word for word, as in the very ancient MSS. in the Royal Dublin Society. . . . [via]
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Good Bye to All That: An Autobiographyby Robert Graves, Richard Perceval Graves, Richard Perceval GraverISBN 1571810226 (1-57181-022-6)
Softcover, Berghahn Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Bye to All That: An Autobiography'Book summary:The quintessential memoir of the generation of Englishmen who suffered in World War I is among the bitterest autobiographies ever written. Robert Graves's stripped-to-the-bone prose seethes with contempt for his class, his country, his military superiors, and the civilians who mindlessly cheered the carnage from the safety of home. His portrait of the stupidity and petty cruelties endemic in England's elite schools is almost as scathing as his depiction of trench warfare. Nothing could equal Graves's bone-chilling litany of meaningless death, horrific encounters with gruesomely decaying corpses, and even more appalling confrontations with the callousness and arrogance of the military command. Yet this scarifying book is consistently enthralling. Graves is a superb storyteller, and there's clearly something liberating about burning all your bridges at 34 (his age when Good-Bye to All That was first published in 1929). He conveys that feeling of exhilaration to his readers in a pell-mell rush of words that remains supremely lucid. Better known as a poet, historical novelist, and critic, Graves in this one work seems more like an English Hemingway, paring his prose to the minimum and eschewing all editorializing because it would bring him down to the level of the phrase- and war-mongers he despises. --Wendy Smith [via]
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Heart of a Dogby Mikhail Afanasevich BulgakovISBN 1860460828 (1-86046-082-8)
Softcover, Harvill, HarperCollins Publishers, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heart of a Dog'Book summary:This hilarious, brilliantly inventive novel by the author of The Master and Margarita tells the story of a scroungy Moscow mongrel named Sharik. Thanks to the skills of a renowned Soviet scientist and the transplanted pituitary gland and testes of a petty criminal, Sharik is transformed into a lecherous , vulgar man who spouts Engels and inevitably finds his niche in the bureaucracy as the government official in charge of purging the city of cats.[via]More editions of Heart of a Dog:
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Heart of a Dogby Mikhail Bulgakov, Michael GlennyISBN 1860466400 (1-86046-640-0)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heart of a Dog'Book summary:This early novella from Mikhail Bulgakov, published in 1925, already shows the surreal comic genius that later produced The Master and Margarita, the writer's masterpiece. A kind of Frankenstein parable, Heart of a Dog is the story of a stray dog that gains a human intelligence after a prominent Moscow professor transplants human glands into the unfortunate canine's body. [via]
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Hero With A Thousand Facesby Joseph CampbellISBN 1567311202 (1-56731-120-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hero With A Thousand Faces'Book summary:Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is *not* a bad thing, since the *retelling* is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the travel is undertaken in the company not only of immediate loved ones and primal passion, but of the heroes and heroines -- and myth-cycles -- that have preceded us. [via]
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Hunters Sketchesby Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Constance Black GarnettISBN 1592246567 (1-59224-656-7)
Hardcover, Wildside Pr
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Irish Fairy and Folk Talesby W. B. YeatsISBN 158663609X (1-58663-609-X)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Irish Fairy and Folk Tales'Book summary:Gathered by the renowned Irish poet, playwright, and essayist William Butler Yeats, the sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth and embody what Yeats describes as the very voice of the people, the very pulse of life.
The impact of these tales doesnt stop with Yeats, or Joyce, or Oscar Wilde, writes Paul Muldoon in his Foreword, for generations of readers in Ireland and throughout the world have found them flourishing like those persistent fairy thorns.
From the Trade Paperback edition. [via]More editions of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales:
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The Kitchen God's Wifeby Amy TanISBN 1560549483 (1-56054-948-3)
Softcover, Thorndike Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Kitchen God's Wife'Book summary:Tan follows up the success of The Joy Luck Club with this moving story of two women who have kept each other's secrets for 40 years. 12 cassettes. [via]
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LA Dame Aux Cameliasby Alexandre DumasISBN 1576468097 (1-57646-809-7)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'LA Dame Aux Camelias'Book summary:As a young man, Alexandre Dumas met Marie Duplessis a young courtesan, who died of tuberculosis in 1847 and inspired Dumas' romantic novel, La Dame auf Camelias. The book has benn adapted as a play (Camille), a film (Camille) starinmg Greta Garbo, a ballet (Lady of the Camelias), and its greatest enduringg success as an opera (La Traviata, by Verdi). The film Moulin Rouge starring Nicole Kidman, is also loosely on the same story.
The stpry is narrated by the writer Armand Duval, a friend of Dumas. Marguerite Gaautier is a beautiful you courtesan suffering from tuberculosis. She is loved by Armand Duval, but their happiness ends abruptly, when M. Duval, Armand's father refuses to accept their relationship. He asserts that their romance will destroy his son's career and social Position, also it prevents the marriage of his younger sister. Marguerite leaves her lover, pretending to reutrn to a rich admirer. Armand follows her to Paris and wounds his rival in a duel and is forced to leave France. Can Armand and Marguerite's love overcome all?
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La-Basby J.K. Huysmans, Keene WallaceISBN 1598189832 (1-59818-983-2)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La-Bas'Book summary:First published in 1891, this is the first new translation in 77 years. The enervated anti-hero, Durtal, is writing a book about Gilles de Rais, child-murderer and comrade in arms of Joan of Arc. When he's not studying alchemy, visiting Rais' ruined castle and fantasizing about a mystery woman, he is pondering Catholicism with his friends. His sexual adventures and historical studies mesh when he's invited to witness a black mass The follow-up to A Rebours, La Bas takes Huysmans' quest for the exotic and extreme sensations a stage further. [via]
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Lady Audley's Secretby Mary E. BraddonISBN 184702842X (1-84702-842-X)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lady Audley's Secret'Book summary:With an Introduction by Catherine Wells-Cole The flaxen-haired beauty of the child-like Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon's classic novel of sensation uncovers the truth about its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder. It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investigates the narrow divide between sanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of all Victorian heroines. Combining elements of the detective novel, the psychological thriller and the romance of upper class life, Lady Audley's Secret was one of the most popular and successful novels of the nineteenth century. [via]
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The Last Chronicle of Barsetby Anthony TrollopeISBN 1853262315 (1-85326-231-5)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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Les Particules Elementairesby Michel HouellebecqISBN 2080674722 (2-08-067472-2)
Hardcover, Flammarion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Particules Elementaires'Book summary:L'un est un scientifique de renom, l'autre est anonyme ; l'un a choisi une solitude absolue, l'autre ne l'a pas choisie mais la subit quand même ; l'un et l'autre sont frères et n'ont rien en commun, sinon cette propension au malheur. Ou plutôt au "non-bonheur" : bonheur dont les auraient privés les débordements libertaires des années soixante-dix. Chacun de leur côté, en se traînant de fiasco en désastre, et de retraite en désert, ils vont faire de leur vie la preuve de ce désenchantement du monde et révéler enfin la clef des rapports entre les hommes : l'illusion.
Lors de sa sortie, ce livre a fait couler beaucoup d'encre, suscité de vives passions et de violents débats, alimentés par la personnalité de son auteur, volontiers provocateur et irrévérencieux. Cela ne fait qu'ajouter à la fascination que provoque la lecture de ce roman, qui remet en cause toutes nos certitudes et nous oblige à réagir. Que l'on aime ou pas le style Houellebecq, il est urgent de lire Les Particules élémentaires. --Karla Manuele [via]
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Master of Ballantraeby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 157840049X (1-57840-049-X)
Softcover, Acclaim Books
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Mother Courage and Her Childrenby Bertolt Brecht, David HareISBN 155970361X (1-55970-361-X)
Softcover, Arcade Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mother Courage and Her Children'Book summary:Widely considered one of the great dramatic creations of the modem stage, Mother Courage and Her Children is Bertolt Brechts most passionate and profound statement against war. Set in the seventeenth century, the play follows Anna Fierling ( Mother Courage ), an itinerant trader, as she pulls her wagon of wares and her children through the blood and carnage of Europes religious wars. Battered by hardships, brutality, and the degradation and death of her children, she ultimately finds herself alone with the one thing in which she truly believesher ramshackle wagon with its tattered flag and freight of boots and brandy. Fitting herself in its harness, the old woman manages, with the last of her strength, to drag it onward to the next battle. In the enduring figure of Mother Courage, Bertolt Brecht has created one of the most extraordinary characters in literature.[via]More editions of Mother Courage and Her Children:
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Narrative of the Life & Times of Frederick Douglassby Frederick DouglassISBN 1930097115 (1-930097-11-5)
Softcover, Lushena Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life & Times of Frederick Douglass'Book summary:This Eloquent and dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its author was twenty eight years old & had just achieved his freedom. Although it was not uncommon during the era of American slavery for articulate Blacks who escaped to have their experiences published, Narraive Of The Life & Times Of Frederick Douglass is unique among these slave narratives because of Douglass's eloquent power of expression. [via]
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassby Frederick DouglassISBN 1576462862 (1-57646-286-2)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'Book summary:Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895) was born into slavery by a slave mother and an unknown father. At the age of 8, he started to educate himself with the help of his master's wife. In 1838, he fled Baltimore for the North. There he soon became a noted author and speaker on slavery.
Douglass wrote three autobiographies, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" (1845), "My Bondage and My Freedom" (1855) and "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass" (1881). Quiet Vision publishes all three plus the "Selected Works of Frederick Douglass", a collection of short works and speeches.
A man ahead of his time, in the 1840's he had to be dragged from the railroad cars reserved for whites. He also protested the dual standard of certain churches in having separate worship. [via]
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassby Not AvailableISBN 1580495761 (1-58049-576-1)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'Book summary:Born into a family of slaves, Frederick Douglass educated himself through sheer determination. His unconquered will to triumph over his circumstances makes his one of Americas best and most unlikely success stories. Douglass own account of his journey from slave to one of Americas great statesmen, writers, and orators is as fascinating as it is inspiring.
This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and readers notes to help the modern reader contend with Douglass nineteenth-century style and vocabulary. [via]
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slaveby Robert G. O'Meally, Frederick DouglassISBN 1593080417 (1-59308-041-7)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave'Book summary:[via]Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.No book except perhaps Uncle Toms Cabin had as powerful an impact on the abolitionist movement as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. But while Stowe wrote about imaginary characters, Douglasss book is a record of his own remarkable life.
Born a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published Narrative, the first of three autobiographies. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early yearsthe daily, casual brutality of the white masters; his painful efforts to educate himself; his decision to find freedom or die; and his harrowing but successful escape.
An astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. He lived through the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginning of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his day, and his story still resonates in ours.
Robert OMeally is Zora Neale Hurston Professor of Literature at Columbia University and the Director of Columbia Universitys Center for Jazz Studies. He wrote the introduction and notes to the Barnes & Noble classics edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.More editions of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave:
On Libertyby John Stuart MillISBN 1576469603 (1-57646-960-3)
Softcover, Quiet Vision Pub
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On Liberty and the Subjection of Womenby John Stuart MillISBN 1853264644 (1-85326-464-4)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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Peer Gyntby Henrik Ibsen, Irene B. Berman, Gerry BammanISBN 1559360453 (1-55936-045-3)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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The Pfizer Guide: Pharmacy Career Opportunitiesby John FrookISBN 1885031009 (1-885031-00-9)
Hardcover, Merritt Communications Inc
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Phaedreby Jean RacineISBN 1857544641 (1-85754-464-1)
Softcover, Carcanet Pr
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Phedraby Jean Racine, Julie RoseISBN 1854590944 (1-85459-094-4)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group
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Phineas Finnby Anthony TrollopeISBN 1853262994 (1-85326-299-4)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Phineas Finn'Book summary:Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles. [via]
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Pinocchio: Library Editionby Carlo CollodiISBN 1853261602 (1-85326-160-2)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pinocchio: Library Edition'Book summary:Carved by Old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. And Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief. He runs away and joins a circus but eventually the conscience of a talking cricket and Pinocchio's guardian fairy restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care for others. [via]
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The Polysyllabic Spreeby Nick HornbyISBN 1932416242 (1-932416-24-2)
Softcover, McSweeneys Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Polysyllabic Spree'Book summary:In his monthly column "Stuff I've Been Reading," Hornby lists the books he's purchased that month, and briefly discusses the books he's actually read.[via]
NIck Hornby's Polysyllabic Spree Includes selected passages from the novels, biographies, collections of poetry, and comics discussed in the column.More editions of The Polysyllabic Spree:
Possessing the Secret of Joyby Alice WalkerISBN 1568953518 (1-56895-351-8)
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The Professorby Charlotte BronteISBN 1853262080 (1-85326-208-0)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Charlotte herself defended the novel passionately. "I said to myself that my hero should work his way through life as I had seen real living men work theirs -- that he should never get a shilling he had not earned."
Indeed, William Crimsworth, the hero, is the self-made master of all his life's ambiguous fortune, including his career as a professor in Brussels, and his true love. Whatever the comparisons to Charlotte Brontë's other, more popular novels, The Professor deserves a closer examination and a new reader perspective. [via]
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Quo Vadisby Henryk Sienkiewicz, Jeremiah CurtinISBN 160312036X (1-60312-036-X)
Softcover, Alan Rodgers Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quo Vadis'Book summary:Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916) won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Literature. A brilliant Polish writer and patriot, he is possibly best known abroad for his monumental historical epic Quo Vadis that portrays the vibrant and dissonant combination of cruel excesses and decadence of Rome during the reign of the corrupt Emperor Nero and the high faith of the emerging era of early Christianity.
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero, is a love story of Marcus Vinicius, a passionate young Roman tribune, and Lygia Callina, a beautiful and gentle Christian maiden of royal Lygian descent and a hostage of Rome, raised in a patrician home. At first Marcus, a typical aristocratic Roman libertine of his time, has no notion of love and merely desires Lygia with erotic animalistic intensity. Through political machinations of the elegant Petronius he contrives to have her taken by force from her foster home and into the decadent and terrible splendor of the court of Ceasar, setting in motion a course of events that culminate in his own spiritual redemption.
Intricately researched, populated with vibrant historical figures, and gorgeous period detail, bloody spectacle and intimate beauty, this is an epic tapestry of the triumph of love, faith and sacrifice. [via]
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Hardcover, Norilana Books - Quo Vadis: ISBN 1561797952 (1-56179-795-2)
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Softcover, Barbour Pub Inc - Quo Vadis: ISBN 1881273164 (1-881273-16-4)
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Red Tentby Anita Diamant'SISBN 1586638602 (1-58663-860-2)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Red Tent: Reader's Companion'Book summary:The red tent is the place where women gathered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and even illness. Like the conversations and mysteries held within this feminine tent, this sweeping piece of fiction offers an insider's look at the daily life of a biblical sorority of mothers and wives and their one and only daughter, Dinah. Told in the voice of Jacob's daughter Dinah (who only received a glimpse of recognition in the Book of Genesis), we are privy to the fascinating feminine characters who bled within the red tent. In a confiding and poetic voice, Dinah whispers stories of her four mothers, Rachel, Leah, Zilpah, and Bilhah--all wives to Jacob, and each one embodying unique feminine traits. As she reveals these sensual and emotionally charged stories we learn of birthing miracles, slaves, artisans, household gods, and sisterhood secrets. Eventually Dinah delves into her own saga of betrayals, grief, and a call to midwifery.
"Like any sisters who live together and share a husband, my mother and aunties spun a sticky web of loyalties and grudges," Anita Diamant writes in the voice of Dinah. "They traded secrets like bracelets, and these were handed down to me the only surviving girl. They told me things I was too young to hear. They held my face between their hands and made me swear to remember." Remembering women's earthy stories and passionate history is indeed the theme of this magnificent book. In fact, it's been said that The Red Tent is what the Bible might have been had it been written by God's daughters, instead of her sons. --Gail Hudson [via]
The Second Jungle Bookby Rudyard KiplingISBN 1592243185 (1-59224-318-5)
Softcover, Wildside Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Second Jungle Book'Book summary:Here are the stories and songs of Kipling's second JUNGLE BOOK: tales of Mowgli and his Seeonee Wolf-Pack and, of course, Akela the wolf; of Bagheera, the panther; Kaa, the Rock Python; Baloo, the Bear; and so many others. They are the tales of Mowgli, the lost boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India, brought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and fresh meat from the kill, and they have captivated children and adults alike for generations. There is no better place to learn the life of the wolf pack and the natural order -- the natural justice -- of life in the jungle. And who could ever forget Mowgli's enemy, Shere Khan, the bragadocious Bengal tiger? To say nothing of Rikki-tikki-tavi, the mongoose?This second volume presents the further adventures of Mowgli, including the tale of his biological parents, cast out by their village for their connection to a demon child. . . . [via]
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Something Wicked This Way Comesby Ray Bradbury, Joe MuznainiISBN 188736823X (1-887368-23-X)
Hardcover, Gauntlet Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'Book summary:A masterpiece of modern Gothic literature, Something Wicked This Way Comes is the memorable story of two boys, James Nightshade and William Halloway, and the evil that grips their small Midwestern town with the arrival of a "dark carnival" one Autumn midnight. How these two innocents, both age 13, save the souls of the town (as well as their own), makes for compelling reading on timeless themes. What would you do if your secret wishes could be granted by the mysterious ringmaster Mr. Dark? Bradbury excels in revealing the dark side that exists in us all, teaching us ultimately to celebrate the shadows rather than fear them. In many ways, this is a companion piece to his joyful, nostalgia-drenched Dandelion Wine, in which Bradbury presented us with one perfect summer as seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old. In Something Wicked This Way Comes, he deftly explores the fearsome delights of one perfectly terrifying, unforgettable autumn. --Stanley Wiater [via]
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Story of Oby Pauline Reage, John P. HandISBN 1562010352 (1-56201-035-2)
Softcover, Blue Moon Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Story of O'Book summary:Published originally in French, (this one is in English) by Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Story of O is a tale of female submission about a beautiful Parisian fashion photographer, O, who is blindfolded, chained, whipped, branded, pierced, made to wear a mask, and taught to be constantly available for oral, vaginal, and anal intercourse. Despite her harsh treatment, O grants permission beforehand for everything that occurs, and her permission is consistently sought. At the beginning of the story, O's lover, René, brings her to the château of Roissy, where she is trained to serve the men of an elite group. After this first period of training is finished, as a demonstration of their bond and his generosity, René hands O to Sir Stephen, a more dominant master. René wants O to learn to serve someone whom she does not love, and someone who does not love her. Over the course of this training, O falls in love with Sir Stephen and believes him to be in love with her as well. While her vain friend and lover, Jacqueline, is repulsed by O's chains and scars, O herself is proud of her condition as a willing slave. During the summer, Sir Stephen decides to move O to Samois, an old mansion solely inhabited by women for advanced training and body modifications related to submission. There she agrees to receive a branding and a labia piercing with rings marked with Sir Stephen's initials and insignia. At the climax, O appears as a slave, nude but for an owl-like mask, before a large party of guests who treat her solely as an object. [via]
Timequakeby Kurt VonnegutISBN 1568955561 (1-56895-556-1)
Hardcover, Wheeler Pub Inc
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Turn of the Screwby Henry JamesISBN 1592246605 (1-59224-660-5)
Hardcover, Wildside Pr
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Under the Greenwood Treeby Thomas HardyISBN 1853262277 (1-85326-227-7)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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A Voidby Georges Perec, Gilbert AdairISBN 1567922961 (1-56792-296-1)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Void'Book summary:The year is 1968, and as France is torn apart by social and political anarchy, the noted eccentric and insomniac Anton Vowl goes missing. Ransacking his Paris flat, his best friends scour his diary for clues to his whereabouts. At first glance these pages reveal nothing but Vowl's penchant for word games, especially for "lipograms," compositions in which the use of a particular letter is suppressed. But as the friends work out Vowl's verbal puzzles, and as they investigate various leads discovered among the entries, they too disappear, one by one by one, and under the most mysterious circumstances ...
A Void is a metaphysical whodunit, a story chock-full of plots and subplots, of trails in pursuit of trails, all of which afford Perec occasion to display his virtuosity as a verbal magician, acrobat, and sad-eyed clown. It is also an outrageous verbal stunt: a 300-page novel that never once employs the letter E. Adair's translation, too, is astounding; Time called it "a daunting triumph of will pushing its way through imposing roadblocks to a magical country, an absurdist nirvana of humor, pathos, and loss." [via]
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A Propos D'UN Gaminby Nick HornbyISBN 2264030305 (2-264-03030-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Propos D'UN Gamin'Book summary:Pour Marcus, douze ans, une mère divorcée, dépressive et baba cool, la vie n'est pas toujours facile. Surtout quand de surcroît cette mère végétarienne n'écoute que des tubes des années soixante-dix, vous attife de vêtements ringards et que les durs de l'école ne jurent que par le hip-hop. Quant à Will, la trentaine, branché, riche, oisif et fier collectionneur d'amours épisodiques, il a du mal à trouver sa place dans la société. Malgré leur méfiance réciproque, l'homme et l'enfant que tout oppose vont finir par se trouver et s'épauler pour affronter l'adolescence et des liens sociaux distendus. Cette rencontre paradoxale entre un mâle solitaire prototype de l'homme moderne ! et un gosse tendre et marginal est magistralement orchestrée par Nick Hornby. Une histoire de parents célibataires, d'enfants solitaires, de fringues, de foot et de musique. Après les succès de Haute fidélité et Carton jaune, l'auteur signe là son livre le plus accompli. Le ton est sarcastique et drôle, les situations d'un réalisme désarmant et les émotions sincères. C'est enfin un regard d'une grande lucidité sur les désordres amoureux de cette fin de siècle. --Stellio Paris [via]
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LA Basby Joris K. HysmansISBN 2070376818 (2-07-037681-8)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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La-Basby Joris-Karl HuysmansISBN 2877142027 (2-87714-202-7)
Softcover, Bookking International
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La-Bas'Book summary:349pages. poche. Broché. [via]
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Charlie Et LA Chocolaterieby Roald DahlISBN 2070513335 (2-07-051333-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Charlie Et LA Chocolaterie'Book summary:Charlie est un petit garçon qui vit avec son papa et sa maman, mais aussi avec ses quatre grands-parents. Tout ce monde est entassé dans deux pièces seulement car la famille de Charlie est très pauvre. Lorsque son papa perd son travail, la situation devient dramatique, ils meurent presque de faim. Mais dans la ville où ils demeurent, il y a une mystérieuse chocolaterie : nul n'y entre ni n'en sort jamais. Son propriétaire, Mr Wonka, lance un grand concours : les cinq gagnants pourront visiter l'usine et gagner des sucreries pour toute leur vie. Mais les enfants mal élevés doivent se méfier : ils seront punis par où ils auront péché.
C'est à une merveilleuse exploration que nous convie Roald Dahl, à l'intérieur d'une usine fabuleuse qui recèle absolument tout ce dont n'importe quel gourmand peut rêver et aussi d'autres choses qu'il n'aurait pas osé imaginer : des machines qui fabriquent des bonbons inusables ou des chewing-gums-repas, des cascades de chocolat, des caramels qui font pousser les cheveux... Ce roman fantastique plein de saveurs est à déguster comme un bonbon. C'est en même temps un conte moral où les méchants sont punis et l'injustice réparée. Voilà une gourmandise dont on aurait tort de se priver ! --Pascale Wester [via]
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En evoquant Wagner: La Musique Comme Mensonge Et Comme Veriteby Francis PagnonISBN 2851841300 (2-85184-130-0)
Hardcover, Editions Champ libre
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Les Enfants Terriblesby Jean CocteauISBN 2253010251 (2-253-01025-1)
Softcover, Continental Book Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Enfants Terribles'Book summary:Blessé par une pierre dissimulée dans une boule de neige, Paul est condamné à garder la chambre le temps de reprendre quelques forces : il ne la quittera plus. C'est encore un enfant, mais délaissé par une mère mélancolique, il est déjà livré à lui-même, gouverné par sa fantaisie et celle de sa soeur Élisabeth ; à eux deux, ils vont transformer leur chambre en scène permanente et y jouer indéfiniment la comédie de l'enfance. Comédie à peine troublée par la mort de la mère, qui les laisse libres de leur destin, libres d'explorer sans entraves leur univers imaginaire, libres de nier le monde réel, le monde des adultes, de la raison, qui semble ne jamais devoir les rattraper.
Rédigé en dix-sept jours lors d'une cure de désintoxication, Les Enfants terribles condense le meilleur du poète touche-à-tout des Mariés de la tour Eiffel ou de La Machine infernale. Ce fascinant récit poétique est à l'image de Cocteau lui-même : léger et grave à la fois, inclassable, en un mot : magique. --Karla Manuele [via]
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Les Particules Elementairesby Michel HouellebecqISBN 2290303054 (2-290-30305-4)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Particules Elementaires'Book summary:L'un est un scientifique de renom, l'autre est anonyme ; l'un a choisi une solitude absolue, l'autre ne l'a pas choisie mais la subit quand même ; l'un et l'autre sont frères et n'ont rien en commun, sinon cette propension au malheur. Ou plutôt au "non-bonheur" : bonheur dont les auraient privés les débordements libertaires des années soixante-dix. Chacun de leur côté, en se traînant de fiasco en désastre, et de retraite en désert, ils vont faire de leur vie la preuve de ce désenchantement du monde et révéler enfin la clef des rapports entre les hommes : l'illusion.
Lors de sa sortie, ce livre a fait couler beaucoup d'encre, suscité de vives passions et de violents débats, alimentés par la personnalité de son auteur, volontiers provocateur et irrévérencieux. Cela ne fait qu'ajouter à la fascination que provoque la lecture de ce roman, qui remet en cause toutes nos certitudes et nous oblige à réagir. Que l'on aime ou pas le style Houellebecq, il est urgent de lire Les Particules élémentaires. --Karla Manuele [via]
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Phedreby Larousse StaffISBN 203871682X (2-03-871682-X)
Softcover, Larousse, Editions
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Phedreby RacineISBN 2038714088 (2-03-871408-8)
Softcover, Librairie Larousse
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Les Royaumes Du Nordby Philip PullmanISBN 2070541886 (2-07-054188-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Les Royaumes Du Nord'Book summary:Il est au départ déstabilisant, le monde dans lequel nous invite Philip Pullman, c'est celui de Lyra, la jeune héroïne. Il ressemble étrangement au nôtre, et s'en sépare tout à la fois, étrangement, par des détails qui apparaissent au fil du récit. On voyage en zeppelin, on rencontre des sorcières, des ours en armure... Chaque personnage est accompagné d'un "daemon", sorte d'animal familier mais qui est bien plus que cela : le daemon fait partie de son compagnon humain, il est le reflet de son âme. L'un ne peut survivre à l'autre. Celui de Lyra s'appelle Pantalaimon. Il la suivra dans toutes ses aventures jusque dans les Royaumes du Nord, en quête de la vérité sur la mystérieuse "Poussière".
Voilà un roman résolument original, lyrique, poétique en même temps que passionnant. À la croisée des mondes, les croyances et les cultures se frottent, se lient ou se heurtent, les certitudes y vacillent, jusqu'à un dénouement en forme de suspense... suite au prochain épisode : La Tour des anges. À partir de 11 ans. --Pascale Wester [via]
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Vol De Nuitby Antoine De Saint-ExuperyISBN 2070360040 (2-07-036004-0)
Softcover, Schoenhofs Foreign Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vol De Nuit'Book summary:Les faiblesses, les abandons, les déchéances de l'homme, (...) la littérature de nos jours n'est que trop habile à les dénoncer ; mais ce surpassement de soi qu'obtient la volonté tendue, c'est là ce que nous avons surtout besoin qu'on nous montre.
André Gide note aussi dans sa préface que les courriers postaux de nuit étaient encore hasardeux en ces années trente. Les pilotes, à la fois bergers du ciel, veilleurs et messagers, font donc preuve de pugnacité, de courage, mais aussi de joie puissante face aux éléments et à l'inconnu. Entre ces hommes et leur chef Rivière, avant tout accaparé par les événements, se noue pourtant une silencieuse fraternité due peut-être à cette certitude commune : "Le bonheur n'est pas dans la liberté mais dans l'acceptation d'un devoir."
Vol de nuit est le roman qui fit connaître Saint-Exupéry et reçut le prix Femina en 1931. Plus encore que dans Courrier sud où le témoignage de ses vols se mêle à une intrigue amoureuse, Saint-Exupéry retient ici la noblesse et l'héroïsme de son personnage, conférant à son récit des allures d'épopée. --Laure Anciel [via]
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La Caseta Magicaby Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer, Alberto Jiménez RiojaISBN 1587171090 (1-58717-109-0)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Caseta Magica'Book summary:Norton Juster's timeless, best-selling novel will reach an even wider readership with this outstanding Spanish translation. Milo thinks that just about everything is a big waste of time--when he even bothers to think at all. But he starts to see life in a whole new way after a mysterious gift transports him to the Lands Beyond. Accompanied by the ticking watchdog Tock and the boastful Humbug, Milo embarks on an unforgettable quest to rescue Princesses Rhyme and Reason and restore common sense to the Kingdom of Wisdom. [via]
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Les Particules Elementairesby Michel HouellebecqISBN 2290351717 (2-290-35171-7)
Softcover, J Ai Lu Editions
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Lors de sa sortie, ce livre a fait couler beaucoup d'encre, suscité de vives passions et de violents débats, alimentés par la personnalité de son auteur, volontiers provocateur et irrévérencieux. Cela ne fait qu'ajouter à la fascination que provoque la lecture de ce roman, qui remet en cause toutes nos certitudes et nous oblige à réagir. Que l'on aime ou pas le style Houellebecq, il est urgent de lire Les Particules élémentaires. --Karla Manuele [via]
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Friedrich Durrenmatt: Der Besuch Der Alten Dameby Karl SchmidtISBN 3150081300 (3-15-008130-0)
Hardcover, P. Reclam
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Der Vorlesorby Berhard SchlinkISBN 3257229534 (3-257-22953-4)
Softcover, Diogenes Verlag AG
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