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The Life of Henry Brulard is the autobiography of one of France's greatest writers. In this book, written with such frankness that it remained unpublishable for more than a century after its composition, the author of The Charterhouse of Parma a[...]Nouveautétexte imprimé
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Albert Camus, Auteur ; Justin O'Brien, Traducteur ; James Wood, Préfacier, etc. | London : Penguin Books | Penguin Classics | 2000The myth of sisyphus is one of th emost profound philosophical statements written this century. It is a discussion of the central idea of absurdity that camus was the central idea of absurdity that camus was to develop in his novel the outsider.texte imprimé
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Gaston Leroux, Auteur ; Jann Matlock, Préfacier, etc. | London : Penguin Books | Penguin Classics | C 2012Rumors abound that a ghost stalks the dark passages and cellars of the Paris Opera House. No one has actually seen this Phantom, but Christine Daaé, a beautiful and talented young singer, has heard his voice. He is her "Angel of Music," coaching[...]texte imprimé
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin ; Anne Drayton, Traducteur | London : Penguin Books | Penguin Classics | 1970This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible.texte imprimé
Albert Camus, Auteur ; Anthony Bower, Traducteur ; Olivier Todd, Préfacier, etc. | London : Penguin Books | Penguin Classics | 2000By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean str[...]texte imprimé
A translation of Beroul's twelfth century Tristrand from the Old French. Discussion of the author is included, but since nothing is known of him (or them) the biography is limited. His literary style and historical (or legendary) influence are w[...]texte imprimé
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Auteur ; Maurice Cranston, Traducteur | London : Penguin Books | Penguin Classics | 1968'Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains' These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has not ceased to stir vigorous debate since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield [...]Nouveautétexte imprimé
Gustave Flaubert, Auteur ; Kitty Mrosovsky, Traducteur | London : Penguin Books | Penguin Classics | 1987A book that deeply influenced the young Freud and was the inspiration for many artists, The Temptation of Saint Anthony was Flaubert’s lifelong work, thirty years in the making. Based on the story of the third-century saint who lived on an isola[...]Nouveautétexte imprimé
Thérèse Raquin is an 1868 novel by French writer Émile Zola, first published in serial form in the literary magazine L'Artiste in 1867. It was Zola's third novel, though the first to earn wide fameNouveautétexte imprimé
Thérèse Raquin is an 1868 novel by French writer Émile Zola, first published in serial form in the literary magazine L'Artiste in 1867. It was Zola's third novel, though the first to earn wide fametexte imprimé
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Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, Auteur ; Leonard Tancock, Traducteur ; David Cohen, Traducteur | London : Penguin Books | Penguin Classics | 1980texte imprimé
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 impressions of France.