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Venices
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Paul Morand |
This autobiography is a poetic evocation of certain scenes of Morand's varied encounters & experiences. All this is filtered through the one constant in his life - the one place to which he would alw… |
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Science fiction pioneer
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Thomas Streissguth |
Follows the life of the well-known novelist from his childhood in Nantes, France, to his career as a successful fiction writer whose imaginative works often gave glimpses into the future. |
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Marguerite de Navarre
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Patricia Francis Cholakian |
Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts - in her many roles, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was one of the most important figures … |
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What Is There to Say?
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Ann Smock |
"Herman Melville's Bartleby, asked to a account for himself, "would prefer not to." Tongue-tied Billy Budd, urged to defend his innocence, responds with a murderous blow. The Bavard, by Louis-Rene de… |
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Friend and foe
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Frederick John Harris |
"Marcel Proust and Andre Gide precipitated the French defeat to Germany in 1940 - this according to a press campaign organized by Marshal Petain's puppet government at Vichy. Proust and Gide clearly … |
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