Search results (562 Listed volumes)
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Amélie Nothomb
Hygiene and the Assassin
“The virtuoso dialogue, the art of the unexpected, and the brilliant repartees distinguish this dazzling novel.”—L’express -
Milena Agus
From the Land of the Moon
Set against the stunning Sardinian landscape of rugged mountains and villages lost in time, this internationally bestselling novel is a multi-generational family saga about love, lust and country. -
Anne Wiazemsky
My Berlin Child
In elegant prose, Wiazemsky succeeds in portraying how love and hope can surface amidst the ravages of war and the ruins of an entire civilization. -
Kazimierz Brandys
Rondo
In Rondo, a modern classic of European literature now available for the first time in quality paperback, Brandys gives us a compelling wartime narrative and an eloquent statement about political and personal exile suffused with a passionate, anecdotal warmth. One of the century’s great literary figures,... -
Anna Gavalda
French Leave
A bestseller in France and Germany and published in over twenty-six languages, Anna Gavalda’s French Leave is a heartfelt adventure that tells the story of four siblings in search of the happiness they knew as children. -
Alina Bronsky
The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine
"Rosa Achmetowna, the frightening narrator of Bronsky’s dark and wily latest (after Broken Glass Park)... is absolutely outrageous, a one-woman wrecking crew with no remorse, an acid tongue, and a conniving opportunist’s sense of drive and desperation. Bronsky lands another hit with this hilarious,... -
Henry Sutton
Get Me Out of Here
In the spirit of Bonfire of the Vanities and American Psycho, Henry Sutton’s new novel brilliantly depicts the culture of irresponsible entitlement that led to the current economic malaise. -
Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Concerto to the Memory of an Angel
Winner of the 2010 Prix Goncourt for the Novella From Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, acclaimed author of The Most Beautiful Book in the World and The Woman with the Bouquet, comes another collection of richly imagined narratives that consolidate his position as a master of the novella. -
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Jonathan Yardley
Second Reading. Notable and Neglected Books Revisited
Collected from a popular Washington Post column of the same name, Second Readings is an incisive and entertaining look at the career and times of an esteemed critic and the venerable books that shaped him.