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1) L'amour
Author
Publisher
Open Letter
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 109 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A man-- the traveler-- arrives in the seaside town of S. Thala with the intent to abandon his present, and instead finds himself abruptly reintroduced to his past. Through his subsequent interactions with 'her, ' the woman to whom he was briefly engaged as a young man over twenty years ago, and 'him, ' the man who walks and keeps watch over 'her, ' the traveler is soon drawn back in and acclimated to the strange timelessness and company that is S....
4) Open heart
Author
Language
English
Description
In this unforgettable book, the award-winning writer, during his recovery after a life-threatening heart surgery, reflected on his many losses and accomplishments, and on all that remained to be done, sharing his aspirations for his writings and his hope that he made the world a better place.
Author
Series
Twayne's world authors volume TWAS 577 : France
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1981.
Physical Desc
155 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Set in 1922, this film opens with Marcel Proust on his deathbed, looking through old photos and remembering his past. His own experiences gradually give way to the characters in his novel.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1828, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known...
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of the well-known novelist from his childhood in Nantes, France, to his career as a successful fiction writer whose imaginative works often gave glimpses into the future.
13) Voltaire
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1979.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 583 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
16) Colette: a life
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vi, 344 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
20) Colette
Author
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1984.
Physical Desc
xi, 276 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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