Title : The Golden Pavilion - Yukio Mishima - book Summary : Without changing her perfectly formal pose, the woman suddenly opened the collar of her kimono. My ears could almost hear the rustling of the silk rubbed against the stiff underside of the belt. Two snow-white breasts appeared. I held my breath. She took one of the white and opulent breasts in her hands and I thought I saw her begin to knead it. The officer, still kneeling before his companion, held out the deep black cup. Without claiming to have literally seen it, I at least had the clear sensation, as if it had taken place before my eyes, of the warm white milk spurting into the tea whose greenish foam filled the dark cup - soon settling there, leaving only small spots on the surface -, of the tranquil face of the beverage troubled by the milky foam EAN: 9782070366491 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Gaspard of the Night - Elisabeth de Fontenay - book Summary : He doesn't look at himself in the mirror. He rarely smiles, doesn't laugh, doesn't cry. He never says: this is mine, but only sometimes asks: is it for me? He rarely says "I" and ignores the "you." He doesn't say my first name. Yet, the surprise, when I see myself by chance in a mirror, of discovering his eyes in my eyes forces me to presume a kinship in our secret lives, to conjecture in him a story that will have continued elsewhere and whose too rare messages I seek to decipher, like an incompetent, impatient and inconsolable investigator." Through this moving story, fragments of memories and philosophical reflections, Élisabeth de Fontenay pays homage to her brother, whose presence continues to influence her own existence. EAN: 9782072845574 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Joy - Joy Laurey - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782277214670 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Guests - Jacques Robert - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782702413166 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Farewell to the Angel - Francis Roe - book Summary : When their 12-year-old son Edward dies, Greg and Liz Hopkins withdraw into their grief, devastated. Until the day a terrible doubt seizes Greg's mind: what if a medical error had been made? An error that his friend and colleague, the brilliant surgeon Willie Stringer, in charge of little Edward's health, had tried to hide from him to protect his career. From then on, overwhelmed by suspicions that grow heavier every day, Greg feels ready to do anything to establish the true circumstances of his child's death and try to ease his wife's pain. A pain mixed with an irrepressible desire for revenge. Because if he fails to discover the truth, he knows, he will forever lose the woman he loves. About the author: Francis Roe draws his inspiration as a novelist from his own experience as a surgeon and professor of medicine. His intimate knowledge of the hospital environment where he has had a brilliant career is expressed through a fine, precise and realistic portrayal of the medical environment of which he knows all the workings, combined with this particular talent which allows him to associate, with an uncompromising psychological analysis, a plot constructed like implacable suspense. EAN: 9782280222686 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Shitty Ones - Albertini Michel - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782744175299 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Tocqueville and Democracy in America - HATIER SCOLAIRE - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782218022494 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Bad Jews - Gerald Shapiro - book Summary : Descendants of the Holocaust generation seeking to sketch out a new philosophy of existence, Gerald Shapiro's Bad Jews drink, smoke, cheat on their wives, and behave like goyim. In the pure tradition of American literature by Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, and Bernard Malamud, these stories paint a compelling and explosive portrait of the human condition. EAN: 9782264033888 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Hell - René Belletto - book Summary : Sometimes, you feel far away from your life. So far away that you even think about... Michel Soler, alone in a deserted city, devastated by summer, is at this point of distance. Desperately available, and ready for anything... And suddenly EVERYTHING happens to him. He is thrown into a machination of terrors, violence, deaths, and loves that are of this world, and that are not. But his indifference and his tenderness, his madness and his humor that would die in sniggers, allow him to escape the infernal traps. Unless they throw him into them. EAN: 9782277231509 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Mandolins and Barbouzes - Charles Exbrayat - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782702416549 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Have you ever seen Jeanne? - Charles Exbrayat - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782702415375 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Heartbeats of History - André Castelot - book Summary : A for Alfred de Musset, B for Benjamin Constant, C for Christine of Sweden, D for Diane de Poitiers... This alphabet is that of the famous loves that André Castelot tells us about. Passing cheerfully from one century to another, crossing borders, we take an indiscreet look deep into alcoves and secret drawers, we listen at doors, we leaf through personal diaries. Legitimate or clandestine loves, star-crossed lovers, faithful spouses, princely marriages that make and unmake Europe, disgraces and intrigues behind these fifty-one comical or tragic stories, we discover that Love is the sinews of war and the fabric of History. EAN: 9782277216209 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Riddle of Catiline - Steven Saylor - book Summary : Political intrigue and murder in ancient Rome At the request of Cicero, who has become consul, Gordian is tasked with monitoring Catiline, a corrupt senator, populist, and demagogue suspected of plotting against the Republic, plotting assassinations, and dreaming of dictatorship. Plunged into a murky world, Gordian falls under Catiline's spell. And murders multiply. As in every Gordian investigation, the historical reconstruction is full of lessons—funeral rites, gastronomy, sexual mores—that cleverly spice up the story. For Pierre Hebey (Elle), "the pleasure this author provides is constant and, what's more, is of no less constant quality. A healthy recreation." EAN: 9782264028457 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Life of Mordecai by Lowenfels written by himself - Diane Meur - book Summary : Names are often a destiny: that of Mordecai, thus baptized according to the imprudent wish of one of his ancestors during the Third Crusade, will take him far from the family duchy. In the colorful account of his apprenticeships, we discover a 14th century very detached from the conventions of the historical genre. No doubt we see highway adventures, scenes of jubilation and political plots unfold there; no doubt we encounter, among other real or invented figures, Meister Eckhart, William of Ockham and Marsilius of Padua. But the author's casual fantasy always triumphs: the crooks are good fathers, the theologians atheists, the emperor's offspring republicans... Diane Meur proves in any case, to our great pleasure, that erudition is not the enemy of breath or irony. Carole Vantroys, Read. EAN: 9782253126355 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : It's All in the Head - Eric Albert Alain poacher - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782738126610 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Shadow Catcher - Yves Berger - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253097778 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Goodbye Forever - Randall Boyll - book Summary : She suffered amnesia eight years ago. Suddenly, a detective appears to remind her of a past that could destroy them both... Samantha Caine had everything of an ordinary woman: she led a quiet life with her daughter in a small town in the United States. Only her past was extraordinary. But she didn't know it... A buried past that would catch up with her and plunge her life into anguish and horror. Soon hunted by crazed killers, Samantha discovers self-defense reflexes as surprising as they are terrifying. Who taught her how to handle weapons? How can she take down her prey with such coldness and determination? What is this silent violence that inhabits her? Thanks to the help of a detective, she gradually understands that she was once an elite killer in the pay of the government and that today she knows too much... Far too much. EAN: 9782266075855 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Backdrop - Thierry Crifo - book Summary : Julien Le Vigant is a true Parisian kid, crazy about cinema; he has one dream, one dream only: to make his own film. Alas, the means are lacking and he finds himself most often wandering from bar to bar among the lost souls of the night, hoping to cross paths with a producer who would turn the wheel of his destiny. But it is instead a star that he will meet, a pale and fragile star, Lili, the little suburban girl who is also looking for her luck in the streets of Paris. Around them is a gallery of complex and endearing characters, a shady cop and film buff, a guardian angel with demonic ways and two guys from the PJ who will try to put some order into all this. A beautiful atmospheric novel where Paris plays the leading role. EAN: 9782702432495 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Fruits and vegetables - Anthony Palou - book Summary : 2011 Two Magots Prize A fruit and vegetable merchant at the Quimper market halls, the father gets up at dawn and wakes up the entire neighborhood with his 2CV van. Although he doesn't really have a knack for business, he took over the shop from his grandfather, Antonio, who arrived from Majorca in 1936 and made his fortune in citrus fruits. But in 1976, the fire at the market hall ruined their cozy, well-oiled little life. This tender and melancholic novel is a hymn to those who started from nowhere to achieve nothing. EAN: 9782290034606 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Psychotic Child - Anny Cordié - book Summary : A psychotic child When her parents first took her to the analyst, Sylvie was three years old. She was filled with anxiety and terror: she would not tolerate any contact; it was almost impossible to wash her or do her hair, she was screaming so much. His parents have already consulted numerous specialists in the provinces, and the child has undergone multiple neurological examinations, which have not detected any abnormalities. The psychological tests, however, have all been "catastrophic." The medical profession is unanimous: this is a serious developmental delay, which requires treatment. for life in a psychiatric hospital. In desperation, the parents decided to come to Paris to seek advice from Françoise Dolto; it was she who referred them to Anny Cordié so that their child could begin psychoanalysis. A psychotic child is the story of this treatment, which lasted eight years. It is also an attempt to define, based on the teachings of Jacques Lacan, the origin, structure and possible treatment of autism and psychosis. Anny Cordié Neuropsychiatrist and psychoanalyst. She is the author of There are no dunces s (Seuil, 1993, “Points”, 1996), of Teacher's discomfort (Seuil, 2000) and Why, doctor, is our child having problems? (Seuil, 2004). Edition augmented with an afterword EAN: 9782020207737 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Listen to My Voice - Susanna Tamaro - book Summary : An unknown father, a deceased mother, buried Jewish origins... It was in an attempt to escape her grandmother's oppressive silence about this heavy past that the rebellious teenager from Go Where Your Heart Takes You ran away. But without roots, you can't build anything lasting... Back in her small, windswept house in northern Italy, the young woman decides to piece together the scattered pieces of the puzzle of her origins. Alone since her grandmother's death, she embarks on a journey through time among old papers and yellowed photographs. This intimate pilgrimage will lead her first in her father's footsteps, then to Israel, and finally to herself. EAN: 9782266174664 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : A Marriage Without Protocol - Elizabeth Bailey - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782280126267 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Mabrouk Dog of a Life - Jean-Pierre Hutin - book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782253036708 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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