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Chronicle In Stone
In a seamless mosaic of dreams and games, a young boy reflects on events as his hometown in Albania falls to a series of invaders. Amid floods and bombings, his own innocence and …
I Remember
'Perec is serious fun' The Guardian Both an affectionate portrait of mid-century Paris and a daring memoir, Georges Perec's I Remember is now available in English to UK readers …
How to Deal With Idiots
Idiocy is all around us, whether it's the uncle spouting conspiracy theories, the colleagues who repeat your point but louder, or the commuters who still don't know how to use an …
The Penguin Book of French Short Stories: 1
'Beautiful and deep ... a sumptuous treat for any book lover' The Independent'Food for short story lovers everywhere' Irish Times*A major celebration of the French short story and …
Pietr the Latvian
The first novel which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have …
Who Owns This Sentence?
Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this …
Jacques Tati
The full story of one of France's greatest cinema legends, a clown whose film-making innovation was to turn everyday life into an art form.Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot, …
Georges Perec: A Life in Words
Winner of the Prix Goncourt for Biography, 1994, this book explores the life of Georges Perecan, and anguished, comical and endearingly modest man, who worked quietly as an …
Anti-Semitism Revisited
"e;Anti-Semitism revisited in a wholly original way"e; Philippe Sands"e;Rippling with ideas on every page"e; Jewish Chronicle"e;Tackles the issue [of …
Anti-Semitism Revisited
"Anti-Semitism revisited in a wholly original way" Philippe Sands"Rippling with ideas on every page" Jewish Chronicle"Tackles the issue [of anti-semitism] from the perspective of a …
The Successor
The Designated Successor was found dead in his bedroom at dawn on December 14.Did he kill himself or was he murdered? This question slices through Ismail Kadare's masterful …
The Ghost Rider
An old woman is awoken in the dead of night by knocks at her front door. The woman opens it to find her daughter, Doruntine, standing there alone in the darkness. She has been …