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An autobiography that connects the twentieth century European life of internationally beloved teacher Elisabeth Haich and her lucid memories of initiation into the hidden mystical teachings of the

Poetic and heartfelt, The Mommiad chronicles the relationship between a mother and her son, the ups and downs they shared, and the toll that alcohol and dementia would eventually take on Patricia T

6 Essential Questions tells the story of Renata as she travels to Brazil to reunite with the mother who abandoned her when she was just five years old.

In 2007 Ravi Jain completed school and was itching to get his feet wet in the theatre scene.

Maria Chapdelaine, the quintessential novel of the rugged life of early French-Canadian colonists, is based on the author’s experiences as a hired hand in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean area.

"It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being

This program is read by the author. "Just brilliant." —Kirkus Reviews.

Burroughs' first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever writte

Set in Mexico City during the early fifities, the story follows William Lee from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene as he pursues a young man named Allerton.

Feminist autofiction from one of Sweden's blazing talents. Blending autofiction and essay, The Bear Woman is a journey of feminism and literary detective work spanning centuries and continents.

Ce texte bref est d'une extrême intensité, due à la violence des sentiments exprimés, plus aimants que haineux.

In these five autobiographical stories, the author renders a glorious Rwanda from the obliterating force of recent history, summoning phantom memories of her home that radiate with the fierce ache

Un roman sensible, qui nous transporte dans l’Algérie des années 1970 et nous propose un regard encore très actuel sur la condition des femmes dans des pays de confession musulmane. Alger, 1978.

The book that started it all!