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Zadig Zadig Voltaire One of Voltaire's earliest tales, Zadig is set in the exotic East and is told in the comic spirit of Candide; L'Ingenu, written after Candide, is a darker tale in which an American Indian records his… OL100665W
L’étranger L’étranger Albert Camus *L'Étranger* est le premier roman publié d’Albert Camus, paru en 1942. Il prend place dans la tétralogie que Camus nommera « cycle de l’absurde » qui décrit les fondements de la philosophie camusienn… OL1230613W
Un Crime en Hollande Un Crime en Hollande Georges Simenon Maigret had only a faint idea of what it was all about when he arrived one May afternoon in Delfzijl, a small town squatting on the low coast in the extreme northeast of the Netherlands. OL1242578W
Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs Jean Genet Our Lady of the Flowers (Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs) is the debut novel of French writer Jean Genet, first published in 1943. The free-flowing, poetic novel is a largely autobiographical account of a man'… OL1281903W
Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften Robert Musil Also published in volumes: - [Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften 1/5](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1330226W/Der_Mann_ohne_Eigenschaften_1_5) - [Eine Art Einleitung / Seinesgleichen Geschieht 1/2](h… OL1330246W
The jardin des plantes The jardin des plantes Claude Simon "While Simon admits that there are defining moments in life - eight days of battle during World War II were Simon's unforgettable experience - The Jardin des Plantes rings with his refusal to be defi… OL1387937W
Dopo il divorzio Dopo il divorzio Grazia Deledda <p>Giovanna and Costantino Ledda are a happily married young Sardinian couple living a contented village existence with their small child and extended family. But after Costantino is wrongly convicte… OL1437985W
L'isola del giorno prima L'isola del giorno prima Umberto Eco En el verano de 1643 y en los mares del Sur, un joven piamontés, Roberto de la Grive, arriba como náufrago a una nave desierta. La nave está llena de animales desconocidos y de extrañas máquinas y ar… OL14852922W
The Gambler, with Polina Suslova's Diary The Gambler, with Polina Suslova's Diary Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский The gambler, by F. Dostoevsky. -- Polina Suslova's diary. -- The stranger and her lover, by P. Suslova. -- Selected letters. OL15057512W
Morgenlandfahrt Morgenlandfahrt Hermann Hesse 108 p. ; 18 cm OL15143953W
Travailleurs de la mer Travailleurs de la mer Victor Hugo "The Toilers of the Sea tells of the reclusive Guernsey fisherman Gilliatt, who salvages the engines of a wrecked ship by performing great feats of engineering, matching wits with sea and storm, and … OL15202027W
Numbers in the Dark Numbers in the Dark Italo Calvino For the first time in paperback--a volume of thirty-seven diabolically inventive stories, fables, and "impossible interviews" from one of the great fantasists of the 20th century, displaying the full… OL15329W
The nonexistent knight & The cloven viscount The nonexistent knight & The cloven viscount Italo Calvino Recounts the chivalrous exploits of an empty suit of armor and the separate halves of a nobleman who has been bisected by a cannon ball. OL15336W
The Elephant's Journey The Elephant's Journey José Saramago From back cover: In 1551, King Joao III of Portugal gives Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon, along with his keeper, Subhro. The two have been living in dismal … OL15371135W
Julio Jurenito Julio Jurenito Ilʹi͡a Ėrenburg 317 p. ; 23 cm OL1579677W
Novels (La chute / L'Étranger) Novels (La chute / L'Étranger) Albert Camus Contains: [La chute](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1230631W) L'Étranger OL16033130W
Cain Cain José Saramago "In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in t… OL16561488W
Anton Reiser Anton Reiser Karl Philipp Moritz xv, 456 p. ; 23 cm OL1678738W
The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo Karen Holmes Edmond Dantes is a clever young seaman, but he has enemies who tell lies about him. On the day of his wedding to the beautiful Mercedes, Edmond is thrown into prison. There he meets a man who tells h… OL17893327W
Death with interruptions Death with interruptions José Saramago "On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This, understandably, causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, funeral directors, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other… OL18200468W
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