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The acclaimed author of *Jesus' Son* and *Already Dead* returns with a beautiful, haunting, and darkly comic novel.

Un homme rêve de retrouver une femme qu'il a aimée. Un maître espion cherche à recruter une taupe. Leurs chemins se croisent. Cela s'est passé au XXe siècle.

The Road to Lichfield is the Booker Prize shortlisted first novel by Penelope Lively.

If one theme unifies the 11 tales collected here, it is that of longing.

'This novel is a jewel ... one of those books that enters the soul, which it is impossible not to be conquered by. It is a masterpiece like few others' —Huffington Post.

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.

"Coyote is an important literary voice, blending a keen sense of gay identity and community with a refreshing appreciation for the goodness at the heart of some straight people."—Out.

A new translation of Giorgio Bassani's haunting collection of short stories that evoke 1930s Ferrara, with an introduction by Ali Smith.

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.