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The Travelling Man and other Stories is a collection of the top 10 entries from the Griot African Storytellers Competition in 2020 with the theme of Adventure. The authors hail from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Zambia, and Cameroon.
These 10 stories all follow the theme of Adventure but each with a unique perspective on the theme. Some are romantic, others are quests, and still others deal with unwanted adventures that are part of life. The stories...
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Le roman de Montesquieu (1689-1755) Les Lettres persanes fut publié anonymement en 1721 sous une fausse adresse à Cologne, et augmenté de onze lettres nouvelles en 1754, ainsi que de « Quelques Réflexions sur Les Lettres persanes ».
Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur Les Lettres persanes de Montesquieu
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Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis
Dans Le Crépuscule des Idoles (1889), Friedrich Nietzsche émet ce jugement laconique et définitif : « Zola, ou le plaisir de puer ». C'est ce que durent penser les premiers critiques de l'Assommoir, qui firent au roman un succès de scandale.
Une fiche de lecture spécialement conçue pour le numérique, pour tout savoir sur L'Assommoir d'Émile Zola
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27784) Painted From Memories
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She considers telling him the truth-that she isn't the person he thinks she is-but in the end she doesn't. To say something is to potentially say everything. And it is simply too late... The emotionally fractured casualty of a hideous childhood tragedy, Catherine has at last found her happy-ever-after in the person of Grayson Barnett, and it is the promise of a freshly polished future that compels her to bury the poisonous trail of her past beneath...
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Eighteen tales featuring down-on-their-luck characters whose dreams will never come true, by Man Booker Prize–long-listed author D. J. Taylor In the vein of Raymond Carver's short prose, these eighteen stories sharply capture ordinary people desperate to escape their dead-end lives as they grapple with failure, disappointment, and missed chances. In "Dreams of Leaving," Harlem pornographer Fuchs has seen it all; though he has never traveled farther...
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"The Painter of His Own Dishonour" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca is a Spanish drama. It depicts the downfall of nobleman Raimundo due to false accusations. Betrayal, deceit, and honor clash as Raimundo's life unravels. Through intense dialogue and intricate plot, the play explores themes of justice, loyalty, and human flaws. Calderón's poetic language delves into moral complexity, delivering a cautionary tale about self-inflicted downfall and the...
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Préparez-vous pour un voyage envoûtant au cœur de l'Île Maurice...
Une scénariste se rend à l'Île Maurice pour préparer un film sur Malcolm de Chazal, le grand poète mauricien. Une fois sur place, elle rencontre un personnage intrigant, venu d'un autre temps. Qui se cache derrière cet homme qui apparaît tel un fantme et lui dicte jour après jour le récit mystérieux de sa vie? Pourquoi s'adresse-t-il à elle en particulier?
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27789) Scorpions Hunt by Night
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The year is 1976, and the Sexual Revolution is in full swing. Sensitive teen Dorothy is coming of age amidst the turbulence of a soulless town. SCORPIONS HUNT BY NIGHT is the first book in the four book series SOULLESS. It chronicles the journeys of four complex women whose lives intersect. An elusive newcomer's perilous liaison with a member of the town's elite sets the wheels in motion for lives to spin out of control in this multigenerational tale...
27790) Les diaboliques: Roman
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Décor : Paris sombre du XIXe siècle
1855. Allongé dans une sordide mansarde du Marais, Gustave Morgan agonise, dévoré par la vérole et le remords. La confession qu'il livre à son homme de confiance éclaire d'un jour nouveau la vie dissolue qu'il a menée. Croyant soulager sa conscience, il ne sait pas encore que la plus belle ruse du Diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas.
Cette confession n'est que le prélude à une succession...
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Tanis and Lila have learned to keep their heads down, follow their Mother's rules, and get good grades. Then Lila does the stupidest thing possible: she falls in love. The romance sparks an explosion within the religious, tightly-controlled family. As Tanis watches her family shatter, she tries to help her sister's fledgling romance survive...but maybe some things are meant to be broken.
27792) Trey's Partner
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Trey's life has been one of protection and privation. Facing a hungry winter, he leaves his mountain home and family and goes looking for work in the human world. The "wolf school" seems like a good choice. He might not know much about the modern world, but if he can learn to work with a human, he'll earn a good living, never go hungry again, and help his family survive, too. It's just a job, and he doesn't understand why some shifters are so...
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Drawing on the work of contemporary American poets from Ashbery to Zukofsky, Joseph M. Conte elaborates an innovative typology of postmodern poetic forms. In Conte's view, looking at recent poetry in terms of the complementary methods of seriality and proceduralism offers a rewarding alternative to the familiar analytic dichotomy of "open" and "closed" forms. Unending Design will be welcomed by anyone interested in American poetry in particular and...
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D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) created controversial works that explore the dehumanizing effects of modern life. But in his lifetime the novelist, poet, playwright, and essayist was regarded as little more than a pornographer. Today Lawrence is praised for his artistic vision as well as his integrity, and his books and other writings rank among the English literary canon. This anthology presents the complete text of Lawrence's masterpiece, Sons and...
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La vie de Branquecouilles n'est pas de tout repos. À la suite d'une naissance surréaliste après laquelle il subit tout de suite le rejet de sa mère, il tombe, au propre comme au figuré, amoureux de la belle Renoncules et fait la rencontre de son double. Ce dernier lui propose un étrange pacte...
27797) Le recul du bélier
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Le recul du bélier est une œuvre portée par des acteurs qui refusent le délitement de leur société. Convaincus que l'homme est le premier fossoyeur de la nature, de son environnement, ils se battent pour ne pas laisser un monde irrespirable aux futures générations. Le rapport à l'argent, le rapport à son environnement, la place de la femme et du plus faible sont les principaux moteurs de leurs combats. Issus de pays dont les sols et sous-sols...
27799) Flying Jenny
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People are doing all sorts of screwy things in 1929. It is a time of hope, boundless optimism, and prosperity. "Blue Skies" is the song on everyone's lips. The tabloids are full of flagpole sitters, flappers, and marathon dancers. Ever since Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic solo, the entire world has gone nuts over flying. But everyone agrees that the stunt pilots take the cake.
Jenny Flynn defies the odds and conventions in her pursuit...
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