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S'inspirant de faits réels, ce roman décrit la fugue pathétique de deux jeunes adolescents de la région d'Orléans. Un récit poignant sur le phénomène des disparitions de plus en plus récurrent en France, et face auxquels la police ainsi que la gendarmerie restent souvent démunies. Le...

Si un gendarme n'est pas honnête, qui donc le serait ? Mon cousin, Marin Gautier, était de ce côté-là le roi des gendarmes. Il poussait la probité jusqu'au scrupule.

Quand je vois un feu d’artifice, je m’imagine toujours que la fin du monde est arrivée. J’ai cru une fois, dur comme fer, que j’allais l’entendre sonner, cette fin du monde, et vous jugez bien que je n’étais pas à mon aise. Rien que d’y penser, j’en ai encore la chair de poule......

Veux-tu que je conte une histoire, une histoire aux propos joyeux ? Mets ta chopine entre nous deux ; le bon cidre aide la mémoire et fait passer dicts graveleux. Normands aimaient conter et boire : Soyons dignes de nos aïeux. Qui peut mieux parler de son projet que l'auteur lui-même ? Les...

An Inspector Sebag Mystery Crime, suspense, and marital woes combine in this atmospheric procedural set in the seemingly quiet Mediterranean town of Perpignan. This winter is going to be a rough one for Inspector Gilles Sebag, for he has discovered a terrible truth: Claire has been cheating...

Moving through a variety of locales and adventures, The Truth about Marie revisits the unnamed narrator of Toussaint's acclaimed Running Away, reporting on his now disintegrated relationship with the titular Marie—the story switching deftly between first- and third-person as the narrator continues...

The Girl Before, the Girl After is the story of a man who would rather remain anonymous. The boutique where he used to work has been condemned, and so has the house where he rented a room, torn down to make way for a luxury hotel. His demanding boss vows her love for him; then she fires him. The woman...

Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety. To begin with, he is too afraid to leave the refugee centre, but the first time he braves the freezing cold to walk the streets of...

A wild, Kafka-esque romp through a dystopian landscape, probing thedarkly comic nature of the human condition. The Investigator is a man quite like any other. He is balding, of medium build, dresses conservatively—in short, he is unremarkable in every way. He has been assigned to conduct...

Six Indiens osages venus de leur Missouri natal débarquent au Havre avec armes, plumes et bagages. Ils veulent voir comment vivent ceux qu'ils nomment les " Yeux-Pâles ". L'accueil est délirant : on s'arrache les " sauvages " – quatre guerriers et deux femmes. Les voilà à Rouen, et à Paris...

In shade of a mast bobbing o'er the wave She waits and waits, a patient slave The house of stone will be her grave. Who does what, who catches who? Who's the cat, who the mouse, who? It’s the middle of a long hot summer on the French Mediterranean shore and the town is teeming with...

Treasury of 63 works for keyboard by major French composer, harmonic innovator. Published between 1706 and 1741, they are reprinted in this volume from the authoritative edition edited by Camille Saint-Saëns. Included are such well-known pieces as: "Musette en Rondeau," "Tambourin," "Les Niais de Sologne," "Les Cyclopes" and "La Poule."

This volume is the first in a short series of introductions to ancient Greek poetry. It is intended for people, young and older, who form an interest in discovering great poetry, or indeed great art in general. The distinctive accomplishment of great art is the opening of a world. To discover it is to...

Huit grands classiques faisant intervenir rois, reines, princes et princesses, par les plus grands auteurs de contes de fées du monde: Charles Perrault, les frères Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen. Spécialement adaptés pour être partagés et lus à haute voix. Huit grands classiques faisant...