Title : Friday or The Limbo of the Pacific - Michel Tournier - Book Summary : Grand Prix novel of the French Academy 1967 "All those who knew me, all without exception, believe me dead. My own conviction that I exist is unanimously opposed. Whatever I do, I will not prevent the image of Robinson Crusoe's corpse from remaining in the minds of all men. This is enough - certainly not to kill me - but to push me back to the confines of life, to a place suspended between heaven and hell, to limbo, in short... Closer to death than any other man, I am at the same time closer to the very sources of sexuality." EAN: 9782070369591 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Washington Black - Esi Edugyan - Book Summary : Barbados, 1830. Eleven-year-old Washington Black is enslaved on a plantation owned by a cruel man. His vivacity and drawing skills quickly impress his master's brother, the eccentric Christopher Wild. This abolitionist explorer takes him under his wing to assist him in a crazy project: building an airship. When one day Wash is wrongly accused of a crime, the two men are forced to flee. Flying from the West Indies to the North Pole, from London to Morocco, an extraordinary journey awaits young Wash in this century of discovery. But the hardest road ahead will be the one that leads him to freedom... EAN: 9782072875861 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Final Judgment - Daniel Easterman - Book Summary : Sardinia, today. The kidnappers are adamant. If Arié and Chaya Lévin don't tell them what they want, they will execute their child. They have 24 hours. The Lévins search as hard as they can, but they can't think of any secrets they might be keeping. Deciding it would be better not to alert the police, Arié asks his brother-in-law, Yosef, an Israeli army veteran, to help them. Although he succeeds in freeing the child, Yosef is unable to protect Chaya and Arié, whom he finds dead, their corpses arranged in a macabre setting: dressed in the sinister striped pajamas of the Nazi camps, they have been gassed... Yosef quickly realizes he must take up arms against neo-Nazis plotting a terrible plot against memory. The countdown has begun: he must solve the enigma of this mysterious secret. EAN: 9782266086882 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The White Gardenia - Belinda Alexandra - Book Summary : Anya grew up in the cocoon of a small community of Russian refugees in China. On the eve of her 13th birthday, the accidental death of her father shatters her life. While her mother is deported to the USSR, Anya narrowly escapes the Russian army and flees to Shanghai. There, she is taken in by a friend of her parents. A sultry nightclub owner, this wealthy protector offers her a life of luxury and artifice. The young girl discovers the joy of dressing up, of pleasing others, and experiences, with the seductive Dimitri, her first romantic feelings. Intoxicated by her new life, Anya cannot ignore the deep void left within her by her mother's departure. Will the upheavals of history give her a chance to find her again? EAN: 9782266166300 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Introduction to Psychoanalysis - Sigmund Freud - Book Summary : During the winters of 1915-16 and 1916-17, Freud gave a series of lectures at the Vienna Medical Faculty. As an indication of the growing popularity of psychoanalysis at the time, these lectures, published in volume form and soon translated into some fifteen languages, were to have a great impact throughout the world. A century later, the success of this sourcebook on psychoanalysis and Freudianism continues unabated. " The Introduction to Psychoanalysis " comprises three groups of lectures: the first four—which partly repeat the material from " Psychopathology of Everyday Life "—concern slips of the tongue. In the introductory chapter, Freud brilliantly alternates seriousness and humor, rigor and derision, in order to present his new science to an audience he considered ill-informed, even partly hostile. He focuses in particular on the distinction between medicine and psychoanalysis: "Psychoanalytic treatment involves only an exchange of words between the analysand and the doctor," he asserts. He then addresses the two major difficulties that await analysands: the majority of psychic processes are unconscious and sexuality plays a major role in them with its various phenomena of drives, resistances, repressions and sublimations. The following eleven lessons — a summary of the pioneering work " The Interpretation of Dreams " — are devoted to dreams and the necessary knowledge of their impressive corpus of symbols when the technique of free association does not work. Finally, the last thirteen are grouped under the title "General Theory of Neuroses" and mark an important stage in Freudian theoretical development that would later be pursued through studies on libido, inhibition, anxiety and narcissism. The last chapter is devoted to analytical therapy, highlighting both the prejudices it faces and the abuses to which it can give rise, particularly due to the manipulation of transference. EAN: 9782228300643 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Courtyard Volume 1 - Marie-Paul Armand - Book Summary : Constance is barely out of childhood when her life is abruptly turned upside down. Just yesterday, she was playing in the courtyard of her apartment building. At 14, she finds herself orphaned and forced to enter a factory. From then on, every morning, she will be awakened at 5:00 a.m. by the factory bells. To escape her condition, she marries Bart, a Belgian worker. The rest of the story is told by Charlotte, his eldest daughter. Thus continues the journey to the North of the late 19th century, illuminated by friendship, courage, and hope. EAN: 9782266110235 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Hill of Goodbyes - Manette Ansay - Book Summary : Since marrying James, Ellen has not been to Holly's Field, a small Wisconsin port town on the shores of Lake Michigan, where her husband's parents live. When James loses his job, the couple, strapped for cash, has no choice but to leave California with their two children to return to live there... Ellen's in-laws are still as ill-disposed towards her as ever, making her life unbearable. But what can the young woman do in the face of these family ties, which make her a submissive prey to those who welcomed her into their home? Awarded the prestigious Friends of American Writers Prize, voted best book of the year by the Chicago Tribune, this novel, a portrait of a puritanical America, is also Ellen's struggle, determined to be a wife, a mother, and a free woman all at once. EAN: 9782352870616 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Lais - Marie de France - Book Summary : The poet known as Marie de France was, towards the end of the 12th century, the first great female author of French literature. Her Lais are tales of adventure and love whose material is drawn from Breton folklore and myths. They are fairy tales: a knight transforms into a werewolf, another into a bird to fly to the one he loves, another meets a talking doe, yet another becomes the lover of a fairy. They are also poetic tales, with a mysterious and captivating simplicity, which express the strength and melancholy of love. EAN: 9782253098454 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The One Who Fears the Wolf - Karin Fossum - Book Summary : Who could have wanted old Haldis Horn so badly that he split her skull with a pickaxe? A madman, thinks Commissioner Sejer. Errki Johrma's escape from the nearby psychiatric asylum seems to confirm this hypothesis. Moreover, Errki was apparently seen by Kannick near Haldis's house at the time of the murder. But should we take seriously the testimony of a child himself interned in a center for the maladjusted? The investigation stalls when another event occurs: the burglary of a nearby bank, with hostage-taking. Apparently, no connection. Except that the hostage is none other than Errki Johrma and Kannick has disappeared. EAN: 9782290348871 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Scarlet Room - Nicci French - Book Summary : Regent's Canal, a suburb of London... Lianne, a runaway teenager, is found dead, face down, her body riddled with stab wounds. The police suspect Michael Doll, a vagrant known for his perverse tendencies. However, despite the sad history that links them, psychiatrist Kit Quinn has doubts about his guilt: the murder was carried out in a way that was far too precise for a brute like him. And, more disturbingly, this murder strangely echoes that of Philippa Burton, a wealthy bourgeois woman, whose body was recently discovered on the other side of town... "A model of a psychological thriller. It's impossible to put down the book, which resonates with you for a long time." Michèle Fitoussi – SHE EAN: 9782266144698 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Crystal Radish - Yan Mo - Book Summary : It was for the publication of The Crystal Radish that Guan Moye signed for the first time with his pen name Mo Yan, "He who does not speak." In the harsh world of the Chinese countryside, a vagabond child who never communicates through words is moved by a caress, a crackle, brief, furtive emotions: through his gaze, sounds, smells, materials and colors take on a poignant poetic intensity. In a world of down-to-earth adults, Mo Yan's descriptions are even more carnal and moving, and the relationships between humans are described in their greatest tenderness as well as their greatest cruelty." EAN: 9782809715354 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : My Friends, My Loves - Marc Levy - Book Summary : When two thirty-something fathers reinvent their lives by moving under the same roof, they impose two rules: no babysitters and no female presence in the house... In the French village, in the heart of London, a story of friendship, love stories, the intertwined destinies of the characters of a funny and tender comedy. EAN: 9782221107645 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Without a Goodbye - Harlan Coben - Book Summary : The master of your sleepless nights: origins. Masterful suspense, a truly Machiavellian plot, and psychological tension at its peak. From the Australian coast to the parks of Boston and the suburbs of New York, this is the first major breakthrough from the man who would revolutionize the world of thrillers. Laura Ayars and David Baskin, the former supermodel turned businesswoman and Celtics basketball superstar: a couple blessed by the gods! But, in the middle of their honeymoon, tragedy strikes. David goes swimming and disappears. Without a goodbye... Accident? Murder? Suicide? Laura launches an investigation and soon discovers thirty-year-old secrets that her loved ones have done everything they can to bury... Lies, betrayals, jealousies, murders... When the past threatens to resurface, a killer lurking in the shadows is ready to do anything to prevent the truth from coming out. EAN: 9782714447197 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Little secrets of our favorite expressions - Fr D Rick Gersal - Book Summary : See photos EAN: 9782360755424 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Cold as Hell - Richard Castle - Book Summary : A priest is found murdered in a New York fetish club. For Nikki Heat, it's the beginning of the most dangerous case of her career. She finds herself pitted against a drug lord, a shady CIA agent, and a mysterious death squad. Nikki gets too close to the truth. To the point of getting fired. She has no one left to trust or ask for help. No one, except the only man in her life who isn't a cop, journalist Jameson Rook. In the midst of New York's coldest winter in a century, the dynamic duo must delve into the humid twists and turns of organized crime. EAN: 9782352888017 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Give Me the World - Lloyd Jones - Book Summary : This is the story of a woman. Black, alone, on a beach in Sicily. She crossed the Mediterranean to find her son. With nothing more than her maid's uniform and a knife in a plastic bag, she walks to Berlin. She walks to her son, whom she only knew for a few days before he was taken from her. Along the way, she attracts the attention of strangers. A truck driver, who mistakes her for a prostitute. An old man, whose money she steals. A woman, whose identity she borrows. A smuggler, who offers to share his meal... It's the story of a mother ready to do anything to see her child again. It is a novel that no one can forget. EAN: 9782749913537 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Last Game - John Grisham - Book Summary : Eddie Rake is dying. For thirty years, he coached the high school football team in Messina, a small town in the southern United States. In the empty stadium where they rose to fame, the players he coached throughout his long career gather to await their coach's death and reminisce about their best years. Among them is Neely Crenshaw. At seventeen, Neely thought he would become a great professional player; but a knee injury sent him back to the obscurity he had emerged from too young in a matter of minutes. He can't forgive Eddie Rake for a certain 1987 match, where violence turned tragic. The scene brings others to light... and little by little it becomes clear that football, in Messina, has ceased to be a sport and has become a game that ties and unties destinies, on the verge of tragedy. As the hours pass, the question rises in the hearts of the former players: should we love or hate Eddie Rake? EAN: 9782221103265 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Great Way of St. James - Jean-Claude Bourlès - Book Summary : Hat and felt coat, satchel at side, staff in hand: for more than a millennium, pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela have fueled the Western imagination. A path of faith, a path of knowledge and exchange, a path of initiation: Compostela was all of this, and more. Jean-Claude Bourlès followed the Camino Francés from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the route opened in the 9th century by pilgrims from France. EAN: 9782228891639 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Origin of Our Loves - Erik Orsenna - Book Summary : “One day I remarried. The next day, my father left home. No one in the family made the connection between the two events. And yet, my brother is a psychiatrist. I had my own idea, but I preferred to keep it to myself. I knew my father better than anyone. For one simple reason: we had divorced together. He from my mother, me from my first wife. He on Monday, me on Wednesday, at the same time at the end of June 1975. And nothing brings us closer than a shared divorce. So I knew that impulsive actions weren't his style. He followed plans, always generous in their objective, but most often unreasonable. That summer, my father and I began to talk about love. We never stopped. EAN: 9782234078925 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Street of Dark Shops - Modiano Patrick - Book Summary : Who has forgotten? The 2014 Nobel Prize winner in Literature was first awarded the Prix Goncourt. In Rue des Boutiques Obscures , Guy Roland, a detective from a Parisian agency run by a Baltic baron, takes advantage of its closure to investigate the most fascinating and perilous subject: himself. Was he not struck by amnesia after an accident? He traces his story in post-war Paris, questions, consults photos and used directories. Reading this novel, which borrows from the detective genre, we once again experience the experience that the young writer, revealed ten years earlier with La Place de l'Etoile continues to explore themes that shape his inner world. The quest for identity plays a central role. Announcing the winner, Goncourt jury member Armand Lanoux said of Modiano's unsuccessful competitor: "We would have honored a book. With Patrick Modiano, we honored a writer." A writer: who would dispute the word today? Etienne de Montety director of the Literary Figaro EAN: 9782810509508 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : Under Protection - Viveca Sten - Book Summary : A dense and captivating thriller, perhaps the best in the series. Skanska Dagbladet Andreis Kovac is a powerful man. A child refugee from the Bosnian War, he became a drug lord in Stockholm. Unable to bring him down for drug trafficking, the justice system is trying to catch him for tax evasion. But Kovac can afford the best lawyers: he knows he'll get away with it, once again. However, one woman is making the opposite bet: prosecutor Nora Linde. To get to him, she's counting on the trafficker's young wife, Mina, who is on the run after being beaten by her husband. She's a key witness who could turn the tide of the trial. Placed under protective custody with her baby in a villa on the archipelago, Mina becomes the subject of a merciless war. Andreis Kovac will stop at nothing to get her and her son back. Will Inspector Thomas Andreasson be able to protect Nora Linde from his boundless brutality? A gripping thriller about childhood pain and wounds from Viveca Sten, one of the genre's stars. EAN: 9782226438256 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Lover from North China - Marguerite Duras - Book Summary : I learned that he had been dead for years. It was in May 1990 (...). I had never thought about his death. I was also told that he was buried in Sadec, that the blue house was still there, inhabited by his family and children. That he had been loved in Sadec for his kindness, his simplicity, and that he had also become very religious at the end of his life. I abandoned the work I was doing. I wrote the story of the lover from North China and the child: it was not yet there in The Lover, time was lacking around them. I wrote this book in the mad joy of writing it. I remained a year in this novel, locked in that year of love between the Chinese man and the child. I did not go beyond the departure of the ocean liner, that is to say, the departure of the child." Marguerite Duras. EAN: 9782070723799 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Very Private Life of Mr Sim - Jonathan Coe - Book Summary : Maxwell Sim is a forty-eight-year-old loser. Doomed to failure from birth (which was unwanted), pursued by failure in adulthood (his wife leaves him, his daughter gently laughs at him), he accepts himself as he is and even finds a certain satisfaction in his condition. But then an unexpected proposition takes him across England at the wheel of a hybrid Toyota, equipped with a GPS with a moving voice, which, through solitude, he will fall in love with. His adventure as a traveling salesman, a salesman of the latest toothbrushes, takes him back to the landscapes and faces of his childhood, notably to his father, about whom he makes strange discoveries: the novel is also a treasure hunt relaunched by the reappearance of letters, journals, manuscripts which introduce as many new elements to the file of the past. And Max always thinks of the Chinese woman and her daughter, seen in a restaurant in Australia, whose understanding and happiness of being together so fascinated him. Will he find them again? And for what new adventure? Joyfully blurring the lines between truth and imposture, Coe the illusionist reserves the last word in the story, which will not fail to surprise us. More than one generation will recognize themselves in this novel which enchants us with a very British humor, much preferable to despair. EAN: 9782070129744 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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Title : The Spy - Paulo Coelho - Book Summary : Arriving in Paris penniless, Mata Hari quickly established herself as a star dancer of the early 20th century. Elusive and independent, she captivated audiences and bewitched the richest and most powerful men of the time. But her flamboyant lifestyle caused a scandal and soon attracted suspicion as paranoia gripped the war-torn country. Arrested in 1917 in her hotel room on the Champs-Élysées, she was accused of espionage. By giving voice to Mata Hari, Paulo Coelho tells us the unforgettable story of a woman who paid with her life for her love of freedom. EAN: 9782081395657 Used book Book in good condition The book matches the photo

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