The Attic explores the relationship of a young man, known only as Orpheus, to the art of writing; it also tracks his relationship with a colorful cast of characters.
The Attic is Danilo Kiš’s first novel. Written in 1960,...
Everyone needs this book if they want to know how to get out of difficult situations whether at home or abroad. Written by Rosie Garthwaite, whose career as a journalist started in war-torn Basra, this book combines practical advice with...
Written between 1980 and 1986, the six stories that constitute The Lute and the Scars (as well as an untitled piece by the author, included here as “A and B”) were transcribed from the manuscripts left by Danilo Kiš following...
La suite des aventures de la belle Marie à la Cour de Louis XIII qui va devoir affronter un adversaire de taille : Richelieu...
Exilée après une tentative d'attentat contre le cardinal de Richelieu, Marie,...
Quelle impérieuse raison pousse la jeune veuve du connétable de Luynes à fuir Paris un soir frileux d’avril 1622 ? Quel conseil va-t-elle chercher auprès de l’étrange personnage qu’elle...
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Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant...