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Peter Owen
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n acclaimed and most unusual biography of Baudelaire, showing him ensnared by his passions for poetry, prostitutes, and drugs. A crucial link between romanticism and modernism, Charles Baudelaire is a pivotal figure in European literature and[...]texte imprimé
This is a moving memorial to his mother's life by Albert Cohen, the internationally renowned author of Belle du Seigneur. Cohen intended it a s a tribute to all mothers : "I shall not have written in vain if one of you, after reading my song of [...]texte imprimé
Blaise Cendrars, Auteur | London : Peter OwenContinuing the adventures of the eccentric English millionaire Dan Yack, this novel centers on tells the story of the protagonist's tender love for the young Mireille, whom he meets in a crowded tabac in a Paris gone mad on Armistice night, 1918[...]texte imprimé
A potpourri of short pieces expressing Colette's bounteous capacity for sensual pleasure; her delight in fashion; her love for animals; her joy in a rainy Sunday afternoon. Sights and sounds of Paris fill the pages.texte imprimé
Although not autobiographical in any usual sense, Valéry's novel is profoundly personal. Monsieur Teste reflects Valéry's preoccupation with the phenomenon of a mind detached from sensibility, yet he is also an ordinary fictional character. This[...]texte imprimé
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This is a moving memorial to his mother's life by Albert Cohen, the internationally renowned author of Belle du Seigneur. Cohen intended it a s a tribute to all mothers : "I shall not have written in vain if one of you, after reading my song of [...]texte imprimé
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Long regarded as one of France's most distinguished writers, Jean Giono (1895-1970) produced one of his finest novels in TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE. The book describes the effect of the First World War on a small community in Provence in chilling det[...]texte imprimé
An important early work by a key French thinker, Urien's Voyage is a fantastic allegorical account of a journey to the Arctic. From the stagnant teeming waters of the Sargasso to the frozen north, Gide charts in sensual, sumptuous prose the marv[...]