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Lose yourself in ancient civilizations in these three historical novellas by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies. Even when he leapt from the parapet he talked.

Partie en Allemagne comme jeune fille au pair, Laura, à dix-sept ans, découvre tout d’abord qu’elle ne connaît pas si bien la langue de ce pays étranger.

A rediscovered classic from the author of For Two Thousand Years, this remarkable novel presents nuanced snapshots of love in the early twentieth century.

"Louis a demandé quand ce serait la fin du monde. J'ai dit : il n'y aura pas de fin du monde, mon chéri.

A finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. An epic story that takes place on the dusty, remorseless Oklahoma frontier, where two brothers are deadlocked in a furious rivalry.

A New York Times–bestselling novel of love, money, and ambition among the employees of a white-shoe law firm.

"True hard science fiction - deftly done, with plenty of fine surprises." - Gregory Benford. "Twistor marks the arrival of a major new science-fiction talent." - Gene Wolfe.

Un couple qui dure serait-il la plus grande aventure des temps modernes ? Alice et Jules vivent ensemble depuis soixante ans.

Léa est institutrice. Tous les mois de septembre, elle accueille la vingtaine d’enfants qu’elle accompagnera pour la prochaine année.

Mary-Margaret has always planned to join the church as a religious sister, but falls in love with her childhood friend, Jude Keller, a ne'er-do-well with a soul needing saving.

A music teacher befriends a young girl who lost her mother to illness, and through a crisis, the girl's father must become involved.

"The most beautiful book that Genet has written." - Jean-Paul Sartre.

An immensely powerful story, The Night Inspector follows the extraordinary life of William Bartholomew, a maimed veteran of the Civil War, as he returns from the battlefields to New York City, bent

A work of coruscating moral brilliance, The Nice and the Good revolves around a happily married couple, Kate and Octavian, and the friends of all ages attached to their house in Dorset.

Finalist for the World Fantasy Award and Nebula Award, and winner of the Aurora Award. Waters of Versailles is a historical fantasy about sex, magic, and plumbing.