The startling and groundbreaking novel that inspired Luis Buñuel's film by the same name is finally available once more. In a world that blurs the lines between feminism and female sexuality, Belle de Jour remains as vital and controversial today as it w
Au Kenya, au coeur d'une réserve naturelle, une petite fille vit en contact étroit avec la nature et les animaux. Fasciné par l'étrange pouvoir qui permet à la jeune fille de communiquer avec le monde sauvage, le narrateur raconte la relation mystér
Kessel a situé en Afghanistan une des aventures les plus belles et les plus féroces qu'il nous ait contées. Les personnages atteignent une dimension épique : Ouroz et sa longue marche au bout de l'enfer... Le grand Toursène fidèle à sa légende de
Dany Longo is blonde, beautiful, disturbed, passionate--and nearsighted. As she speeds through the south of France in a purloined Thunderbird on an errand for her employer and his wife, no one, including Dany herself, knows where she is headed--or why she
The definite account of psychologist Jean Piaget's work Jean Piaget's influence on psychology has been profound. His pathbreaking investigations and theories of cognitive development have set child psychology moving in entirely new directions. His bold sp
A revolutionary figure in the literary avant-garde of his time, Antonin Artaud (1896-1948) is now seen to be central to the development of post-modernism. His writings comprise verse, prose poems, film scenarios, a historical novel, plays, essays on film,
A racy, chilling noir mystery of mistaken identity, deception, and greed by the author of A Very Long Engagement.A suspicious fire consumes a beach house at a southern French resort. Two young women -- friends on the surface but deep down foes -- are trap
Artaud received a grant to travel to Mexico, where he met his first (Mexican) Parisian friend, the Painter Federico Cantú in 1936 when he gave lectures on the decadence of Western civilization. He also studied and lived with the Tarahumaran people and ex
