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The town
Par William Faulkner. 1957
More of the Snopes family has moved to Jefferson, Mississippi, increasing their clan. Determined to own the county, Flem Snopes…
maneuvers his family to run businesses and farm the land. Sequel to The Hamlet (BR 11482). Some strong languageThe roman spring of Mrs. Stone
Par Tennessee Williams. 1950
American Mrs. Stone--former actress, wealthy, middle-aged, and widowed--is biding her time in Rome when the Contessa, a female pimp, introduces…
her to Paolo, a handsome young gigolo. At first, Mrs. Stone laments her fading beauty and the end of her stage career. Then she muses on the demise of her way of life and of her husband, and enjoys her current affair. Finally, Mrs. Stone must deal with her attempt to replace real life with fantasyThe complete stories (Schocken classics)
Par Franz Kafka. 1988
Twenty of Kafka's longer stories make up most of this collection, followed by fifty-five short stories and sketches. Included are…
all the stories published during his lifetime (1883-1924) and several others selected from his literary estateThe hamlet: the corrected text
Par William Faulkner. 1940
Portrait of a decaying South after the Civil War set in a fictional county in Mississippi. The story deals with…
the shrewd Snopes family, one of the author's notable creations. Prequel to The Town (BR 11470). Some strong languageMaggie, a girl of the streets: and selected stories
Par Stephen Crane. 1991
Six stories by the author of the Red Badge of Courage (BR 1449). In "Maggie," written in 1893, Crane portrays…
the sordid life and downfall of a poor Irish girl from the Bowery. Other selections depict small-town life and the experiences of young men in battle. For senior high and older readersOmoo: adventures in the South Seas (Pacific Basin books)
Par Herman Melville. 1985
This realistic novel recapitulates the ending of Typee (RC 9738), as a British whaler rescues Melville, an American sailor. He…
and the ship's doctor become fast friends and share many adventures in the South Pacific: mutiny, imprisonment, and a beachcombing existence in TahitiGone with the wind
Par Margaret Mitchell. 1936
A romantic Civil War epic in which Scarlett O'Hara, a forceful and ruthless heroine, and Rhett Butler, a war profiteer,…
play out their tempestuous love affair against the background of the war-torn South. Pulitzer PrizeLa petite pharmacie littéraire (Roman)
Par Elena Molini. 2023
Après une brève expérience dans une maison d'édition puis au sein d'une grande chaîne de librairies, Blu décide de réaliser…
son rêve et d'ouvrir sa propre boutique. Mais le quotidien d'une jeune libraire indépendante est loin d'être facile. Elle a alors une idée, pour se démarquer de ses concurrents : présenter les livres qu'elle vend comme des médicaments capables de soigner l'âme.Rouge
Par Mona Awad. 2023
From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose…
mother's unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate—and find a connection that is more than skin deep?For as long as she can remember, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in Southern California, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her death. The stakes escalate when a strange woman in red appears at the funeral, offering a tantalizing clue about her mother’s demise, followed by a cryptic video about a transformative spa experience. With the help of a pair of red shoes, Belle is lured into the barbed embrace of La Maison de Méduse, the same lavish, culty spa to which her mother was devoted. There, Belle discovers the frightening secret behind her (and her mother’s) obsession with the mirror—and the great shimmering depths (and demons) that lurk on the other side of the glass.Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut in this surreal descent into the dark side of beauty, envy, grief, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters. With black humor and seductive horror, Rouge explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry—as well as the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze. Brimming with California sunshine and blood-red rose petals, Rouge holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality, our collective fixation with the surface, and the wondrous, deep longing that might lie beneath.The Garden of Eden
Par Ernest Hemingway. 1987
Salvaged from three manuscript versions, this early novel is set in the 1920s in France and Spain. Young and successful…
writer David Bourne is honeymooning with his wife, Catherine. She has her hair cropped as short as a boy's and tells David of her yearning to play sex-role games. David temporarily acquiesces, but trouble begins to brew. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1986The adolescent
Par Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 1971
First published in Russian in 1874. Nineteen-year-old Arkady Dolgoruky completes school but refuses to go on to university. Instead, he…
goes to St. Petersburg in search of his father. The illegitimate son of an idealistic landowner and the gardener's wife, Arkady has trouble determining where he belongs in Russian societyShe came to stay: a novel
Par Simone Beauvoir. 1954
Originally published in 1943 as L'Invitee. In Paris on the brink of World War II, two intellectuals try to establish…
intimacy with a newcomer. Francoise probes her feelings of love and jealousy when her long-term relationship with Pierre becomes threatened by Xaviere, a younger woman. Xaviere is determined to stay, regardless of the consequencesIn our time
Par Ernest Hemingway. 1930
Kora and Ka with Mira-Mare
Par H. D. 1996
Two experimental pieces written in 1930 by the imagist poet "H.D." set in Monte Carlo. In the first, Kora is…
John Helforth's companion while he recovers from a nervous breakdown. His Ka, from the Egyptian concept of shadow-soul, also accompanies them. In "Mira-Mare," Alex explores the beach setting. The eleven-page introduction by Robert Spoo provides literary commentaryCaprice
Par Ronald Firbank. 1993
Sally Sinquier, a provincial clergyman's daughter, steals from her family in order to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.…
After fleeing to London, she discovers a new world, both complex and humorousSearch history: A novel
Par Amy Taylor. 2023
"Curious about a new guy, Ana falls into a social media sinkhole when she sees her predecessor: gorgeous, blonde, and…
dead. . . . This propulsive debut will give you chills."— People (Best Books Fall 2023) "A serious blend of Fleabag and Rebecca with the pulse of modern-day existence."—Weike Wang, author of Joan Is Okay The truth could be just a scroll away. . . . After Ana flees to Melbourne in the wake of a breakup, all she has to show for herself is an unfulfilling job at an overly enthusiastic tech start-up and one particularly questionable dating app experience. Then she meets Evan. Charming, kind, and responsible, Evan is a complete deviation from her usual type; Ana feels like she has finally awoken from a long dating nightmare. As much as she tries to let their relationship unfold IRL, Ana can’t resist the urge to find Evan online. When she discovers that his previous girlfriend, Emily, died unexpectedly in a hit-and-run less than a year ago, Ana begins to worry that she’s living in the shadow of his lost love. Soon she’s obsessively comparing herself to Emily, trawling through her dormant social media accounts in the hope of understanding her better. Online, Evan and Emily’s life together looked perfect—but just how perfect was it? And why won’t he talk about it? Perceptive and original, full of both pathos and humor, Search History explores the contradictions and uncertainties of twenty-first-century romance. Ana’s journey down the internet rabbit hole of modern dating asks the question: Which is our "true" self—the one we show to the world online, or the one we keep to ourselves?Le sang de la cité: Capitale du sud, tome 1 (Cycle de la Tour de Garde #1)
Par Guillaume Chamanadjian. 2023
Enfermée derrière deux murailles immenses, la Cité est une mégalopole surpeuplée, constituée de multiples duchés. Commis d'épicerie sur le port,…
Nox est lié depuis son enfance à la maison de la Caouane, la tortue de mer. Il partage son temps entre livraisons de vins prestigieux et lecture de poésie avec ses amis. Un jour, on lui confie un livre qui raconte l'origine de la Cité. Très vite, Nox se rend compte que le texte fait écho à sa propre histoire. Malgré lui, il est emporté dans des intrigues politiques qui le dépassent et se retrouve confronté à la part sombre de sa ville, une cité-miroir peuplée de monstres. Prix des lecteurs du Livre de Poche 2023 | Prix imaginaire de la 25e heure du livre 2021 | Prix imaginaire de L'Antre Guillemets 2021 | Prix du meilleur roman imaginaire Libr'à nous 2022 | Prix Imaginales du roman francophone 2022 | Prix Imaginales des bibliothécaires 2022.La Tour de Garde est une édification commune de Claire Duvivier et Guillaume ChamanadjianDeep river
Par Shūsaku Endō. 1994
Novel of spiritual questioning by award-winning Japanese author. Four Japanese travelers visit the Ganges River in India, where they confront…
the dramas of their lives. The river has symbolic significance, especially evoking the convergence of the Buddhist, Christian, and Hindu religionsPendant (Le club des dames d'argent #2)
Par Dominique Drouin. 2022
Retrouvez avec bonheur vos lectrices soixantenaires, bien installées dans leur immeuble en copropriété. Suivez les huit héroïnes durant les deux…
années de la pandémie, avec tous les bouleversements que celle-ci implique. Comme dans le premier tome, chaque chapitre évolue autour d'un livre au programme du club de lecture des dames, qui entraîne conversations et réflexions au sujet de leurs vies, de leurs accomplissements, de leurs échecs, de leurs désirs... Le roman met en lumière les amitiés touchantes entre ces femmes, présentes les unes pour les autres, beau temps, mauvais temps.Deuxième opus d'une trilogie dont le dernier tome se déroule après la pandémieMinou
Par Maude-Éloïse. 2022
Roman poétique réaliste, Minou se déroule dans une urbanité d'asphalte, de piscines publiques, d'alcool et de petites violences perpétrées sous…
les lumières rouges d'une station-service. Il dévoile un personnage éponyme qui a soif de l'autre avec un grand A. Minou a des passions exponentielles, des envies fortes, des fantasmes sans pudeur et ses humeurs débordent jusqu'au bar du coin. Les autres ce sont Chaton, Kitty, Minette, Matoue et Mon Lapin avec qui Minou entretient des relations complexes, jamais binaires