The Winter Journey (Syren)
By: Georges Perec
4.05
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
In 1979, Georges Perec (1936–1982) wrote a brief entertainment called “The Winter Journey” for a pu…
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1. Exercises in Style
By: Barbara Wright , Raymond Queneau , Barbara Wright
4.06
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
The plot of Exercises in Style is quite simple: a man gets into an argument with another passenger … read more
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- short stories
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"C'est en écrivant qu'on devient écriveron"-Barbara Wright, Exercises in Style
2. The Elementary Particles
By: Michel Houellebecq , Frank Wynne
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
An international literary phenomenon, The Elementary Particles is a frighteningly original novel–pa… read more
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- literary fiction
- france
- french literature
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- novels
"He doesn't know it yet, but the infinity of childhood is brief."-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
"It's a curious idea to reproduce when you don't even like life."-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
"The world outside had its own rules, and those rules were not human."-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
"J'aurais pu adhérer au Front National, mais à quoi bon manger de la choucroute avec des cons?"-Michel Houellebecq, The Elementary Particles
3. Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom: The Golden Age of Rock
By: Nik Cohn
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Written in 1968 and revised in 1972, Awopbopaloobop Alopbamboom was the first book to celebrate the… read more
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4. A Rose for Emily / The Evening Sun / Dry September : Une Rose pour Emily / Soleil Couchant / Septembre Ardent
By: William Faulkner
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
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- short stories
- fiction
5. Métaphysique des tubes
By: Amélie Nothomb
3.93
Format: 156 pages, Mass Market Paperback
"Il existe des êtres qui ne subissent pas la loi de l'évolution. Ce sont les légumes cliniques", ou… read more
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- novels
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"Yaşam reddetmek demektir. Her şeyi kabul eden, lavabo deliğinden fazlasını yaşıyor olamaz."-Amélie Nothomb, Métaphysique des tubes
"Vivere vuol dire rifiutare. Chi accetta ogni cosa non è più vivo dell'orifizio di un lavandino."-Amélie Nothomb, Métaphysique des tubes
"Vivere vuol dire rifiutare. Chi accetta ogni cosa non è più vivo dell’orifizio di un lavandino."-Amélie Nothomb, Métaphysique des tubes
"Doktorlar, "patolojik duygusuzluk" teşhisi koydular, terimlerdeki çelişkinin farkında değillerdi"-Amélie Nothomb, Métaphysique des tubes
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7. Zazie in the Metro
By: Barbara Wright , Raymond Queneau , Gilbert Adair
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with her uncle Gabriel. All sh… read more
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8. Lucrèce Borgia
By: Victor Hugo
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Indifferente a la haine de l'Italie entiere, Lucrece Borgia parade au carnaval de Venise. Qui pourr… read more
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9. Fables
By: Jean de la Fontaine
4.31
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Une tortue, un corbeau, un lievre, une fourmi, un lion, et meme un pot au lait : autant de figures … read more
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10. Menino de Engenho
By: José Lins do Rego
3.78
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A cada reimpressao a Editora Jose Olympio alterava o numero de edicao da capa. Portanto, ha varias … read more
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11. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
By: H.P. Lovecraft
3.37
Format: 414 pages,
Incantations of black magic unearthed unspeakable horrors in Providence, Rhode Island. Evil spirits… read more
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12. The Romance of the Rose
By: Guillaume de Lorris , Frances Horgan , Jean de Meun
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is a new translation of The Romance of the Rose, an allegorical account of the progress of a c… read more
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13. Perrault's Fairy Tales
By: Charles Perrault , Gustave Doré
3.49
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps passeby the great Charles … read more
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14. The Anomaly
By: Hervé Le Tellier
3.81
Format: 391 pages, Paperback
A virtuoso novel where logic confronts magic and that explores the part of ourselves that eludes us… read more
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- novels
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"Le vrai pessimiste sait qu'il est déjà trop tard pour l'être."-Hervé Le Tellier, The Anomaly
"Aimer évite au moins de chercher sans cesse un sens à sa vie."-Hervé Le Tellier, The Anomaly
"Une traduction est une œuvre, les traducteurs sont des auteurs."-Hervé Le Tellier, The Anomaly
"Es gibt ein Leben nach dem Tod, besonders nach dem der anderen."-Hervé Le Tellier, The Anomaly
15. El abismo del olvido
By: Paco Roca
4.81
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Paco Roca viaja a nuestro pasado con El abismo del olvido para recuperar junto al periodista Rodrig… read more
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"La democracia se cimentó sobre el olvido"-Paco Roca, El abismo del olvido
16. Le Parti pris des choses
By: Francis Ponge
2.64
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Francis Ponge pose un regard neuf sur le monde qui nous entoure. Il nous invite à redécouvrir, à tr… read more
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- france
17. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
By: Guy de Maupassant
3.89
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more
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- short stories
- france
- french literature
- fiction
"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
18. The Winter Journey (Syren)
By: Georges Perec
4.05
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
In 1979, Georges Perec (1936–1982) wrote a brief entertainment called “The Winter Journey” for a pu… read more
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- business ethics
- short stories
- france
- french literature
- fiction
- novels
19. La Colère et l'Envie
By: Alice Renard
3.90
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Isor n'est pas comme les autres. Une existence en huis-clos s'est construite autour de cette petite… read more
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- france
- fiction
20. The Penguin Book of Oulipo: Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form
By: Philip Terry
4.18
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
'Lovers of word games and literary puzzles will relish this indispensable anthology.' - The Guardia… read more
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21. The Skeleton’s Holiday
By: Leonora Carrington
3.66
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
'Ring for your maid, and when she comes in we'll pounce upon her and tear off her face. I'll wear h… read more
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"The hyena found it difficult to walk in my high-heeled shoes."-Leonora Carrington, The Skeleton’s Holiday
"The skeleton was as happy as a madman whose straitjacket had been taken off."-Leonora Carrington, The Skeleton’s Holiday
"Ring for your maid, and when she comes in we'll pounce upon her and tear off her face. I'll wear her face tonight instead of mine."-Leonora Carrington, The Skeleton’s Holiday
"The skeleton's lodgings had an ancient head and modern feet. The ceiling was the sky, the floor the earth. It was painted white and decorated with snowballs in which a heart beat. He looked like a tr…"-Leonora Carrington, The Skeleton’s Holiday
