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b>b>Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (UK) and the Los Angeles Public Library/b> br>br>Winner of the 2018 Goncourt Prize, this poignant coming-of-age tale captures the distinct feeling of summer in a region left behind by global progress./b>br>br>August 1992. One afternoon during a heatwave in a desolate valley somewhere in eastern France, with its dormant blast furnaces and its lake, fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to explore the famous nude beach across the water. The trip ultimately takes Anthony to his first love and a summer that will determine everything that happens afterward.br> br> Nicolas Mathieu conjures up a valley, an era, and the political journey of a young generation that has to forge its own path in a dying world. Four summers and four defining moments, from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to the 1998 World Cup, encapsulate the hectic lives of the inhabitants of a France far removed from the centers of globalization, torn between decency and rage.
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In 1980s South Korea, 20-something Jung Yoon is forced to re-live the most intense period of her life, including the death of her beloved mother, first love and friendship, when she receives a distressing phone call from her ex-boyfriend after eight years of separation. Original.
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A breathtaking story of unfulfilled dreams, unexpected second chances, and love in a present-day France turning against itself, from the Goncourt Prize-winning author of
Hélène is approaching 40. Born in a small town in the east of France, she worked hard to leave it behind and achieve a life worthy of the glossy magazines she pored over as a teen. But now that she seemingly has it all-a husband and two daughters, a successful career, and a custom-designed house near Nancy-she feels unfulfilled, as though the years have passed her by.
Christophe just turned 40 and has never left his little corner of France, where he grew up with Hélène. No longer as handsome as he used to be, he's led an unassuming life, preferring to party with friends than to apply himself. These days, he's selling dog food, dreaming of playing hockey again like he did when he was 16, and living with his father and son-a quiet, indecisive existence, which could be seen as failure. And yet he fully believes that anything is still possible.
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NATURE, CULTURE, AND INEQUALITY ; A COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Thomas Piketty
- Other Press
- 10 Septembre 2024
- 9781635424560
The renowned economist and author of
In this unique work, Thomas Piketty presents a synthesis of his historical and comparative research on inequalities. Addressing topics as varied as education, inheritance, the climate crisis, the taxation of wealth, and gender disparities, it challenges the idea that there could be natural inequalities and shows that the march toward equality has always depended on political and social struggles.
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AMMON''S HORN, OR THE MYSTERY OF THE BRAIN - A NOVEL
Pierre Magistretti, Christine Magistretti
- Other Press
- 24 Octobre 2023
- 9781635423600
Five cutting-edge scientists compete for 100 million and control of a new institute dedicated to eradicating Alzheimers in this edifying, Spurred by his wifes Alzheimers diagnosis and disenchanted with the slow progress in finding a cure, a rich Swiss businessman launches a contest for promising young neuroscientists who can think outside the box. Chosen for their scientific excellence and originality, they must travel throughout Europe in search of the answers to five fiendishly difficult riddles, each combining an enigmatic neuroscientific question with a geographical and historical challenge.
As their personal stories unfold, the competitors share their moments of elation and disappointment when they solve a riddle or reach a dead end. Soon a conspiracy materializes to threaten and endanger the scientists, which at first seems random, but then becomes increasingly deliberate and targeted.
The nature of the riddles and the talents of the competitors open a world of discovery for us too as we learn about some of the most pressing areas in current brain research, such as neurodegenerative diseases, stem cell grafts, artificial intelligence, drug addiction, genetics, and the mechanisms of memory. And as the candidates visit some of the great European cities--Prague, Vienna, Cordoba, Cambridge, Geneva, Venice--we also experience their beauty and intrigue. -
ANOTHER ZIONISM, ANOTHER JUDAISM ; THE UNREQUITED LOVE OF RABBI MARCUS EHRENPREIS
Goran Rosenberg
- Other Press
- 4 Février 2025
- 9781635423549
A timely, deeply personal biography of a Jewish leader whose questions for Israel have come back to haunt us with a vengeance.
Born in what is now Lviv, Ukraine, in 1869, Marcus Ehrenpreis was the secretary of Theodor Herzl at the first Zionist Congress in Basel;in 1897, a grand rabbi of Bulgaria during two Balkan wars, a diplomat in defense of Europe's minorities, a Swedish;author;compared to Joseph Conrad, the chief rabbi of one of Europe's few unscathed Jewish communities through the Nazi era. More than a biography of a man''s life and work, this book is a literary journey by award-winning Swedish Jewish writer and public intellectual Goran Rosenberg ( -
When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be--until they find a love letter he wrote many years before, to a Burmese woman they never heard of. (This book was previously listed in Forecast .) Original.
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Andreas returns to his hometown in Switzerland to escape the monotony of his life in Paris and to rekindle a romance with his first love after his doctor reveals he may have lung cancer.
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A RIFT IN TIME - TRAVELS WITH MY OTTOMAN UNCLE
Raja Shehadeh
- Other Press
- 8 Octobre 2024
- 9781635425215
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From the author of Drowned, a passionate psychological drama where questions of power and sexuality are brought to a head.
She works at Norrkoping Hospital, at the very bottom of the hierarchy: in the cafeteria, below the doctors, the nurses, and the nursing assistants. But she dreams of one day becoming a writer, of moving away and reinventing herself.
Carl Malmberg, an older, married doctor at the hospital, catches her eye. She begins an intense affair with him, though struggling with the knowledge that he may never be hers. At the same time, she realizes that their attraction to each other is governed by their differences in social status. As her doubts increase, the revelation of a secret no one could have predicted forces her to take her own destiny in hand. -
ANOTHER LIFE ; ON MEMORY, LANGUAGE, LOVE, AND THE PASSAGE OF TIME
Theodor Kallifatides
- Other Press
- 25 Septembre 2018
- 9781590519455
A rewarding philosophical essay on memory, language, love, and the passage of time, from a Greek immigrant who became one of Swedens most highly respected writers Nobody should write after the age of seventy-five, a friend had said. At seventy-seven, struggling with the weight of writers block, Theodor Kallifatides makes the difficult decision to sell the Stockholm studio where he diligently worked for decades and retire. Unable to write, and yet unable to not write, he travels to his native Greece in the hope of rediscovering that lost fluidity of language.
In this slim memoir, Kallifatides explores the interplay of meaningful living and meaningful work, and the timeless question of how to reconcile oneself to aging. But he also comments on worrying trends in contemporary Europe--from religious intolerance and prejudice against immigrants to housing crises and gentrification--and his sadness at the battered state of his beloved Greece.
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THE WOMAN BACK FROM MOSCOW: IN PURSUIT OF BEAUTY - A NOVEL
Ha jin
- Other Press
- 28 Novembre 2023
- 9781635423778
Through the life of a remarkable woman--based on pioneering stage director Sun;Weishi;(19211968)--this epic novel immerses us in the multifaceted history of Chinas Communist Party.
A powerful, insightful account from the National Book Awardwinning author, who came of age during the Cultural Revolution.
As a promising young actress, Sun;Weishi;made the critical decision to pursue her studies in Moscow--with the blessing of her influential adoptive father, Zhou Enlai, and Mao himself. The valuable insights she gained there during World War II, most notably the significance of characters'' inner lives, would enable her to excel back in China, where she produced;works by Chekhov and Gogol, and other socially progressive dramas, such as an adaptation of -
These dazzling stories from the internationally acclaimed author of
In the 1990s, a woman makes a living as a rental girlfriend for gay men. In a Harlem den, a travesti gets to know none other than Billie Holiday. A group of rugby players haggle over the price of a night of sex, and in return they get what they deserve. Nuns, grandmothers, children, and dogs are never what they seem...
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A rich, joyful collection of poems on living and loving from the Booker Prize-winning author.
Freedom is the most precious commodity in the world. In this powerful collection, the celebrated novelist, essayist, dramatist, and poet Ben Okri explores the beauty contained in each one of us--the freedom of our spirit, the child within. He recalls the death of his father, the sacrifices of his mother, the hidden river of Edinburgh, falling in love. He writes about Virgil and Mozambique, about ringing the bell for freedom, the dreams of Calliope and the full moon. He enters the fifth circle, sings of the roses of spring, and aligns the pyramids to the magic stars.
;;;;This is a gorgeous, exciting collection for everyone who loves Ben Okri's vibrant style, and a perfect introduction to new readers of his poetry.