The Last Days
The Last Days

Author: Raymond Queneau

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9781564781406

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The Last Days is Raymond Queneau's autobiographical novel of Parisian student life in the 1920s: Vincent Tuquedenne tries to reconcile his love for reading with the sterility of studying as he hopes to study his way out of the petite bourgeoisie to which he belongs. Vincent and his generation are contrasted with an older generation of retired teachers and petty crooks, and both generations come under the bemused gaze of the waiter Alfred, whose infallible method of predicting the future mocks prevailing scientific models. Similarly, Queneau's literary universe operates under its own laws, joining rigorous artistry with a warm evocation of the last days of a bygone world.

Candide
Candide

Author: Voltaire

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-11-13

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0486117634

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DIVVoltaire's brilliant satire on the follies of man, in the original French, with a new and exacting English translation on the opposing page. Weller's critical introduction illuminates the satire's enduring appeal. /div

The Lone Wolf Returns
The Lone Wolf Returns

Author: Louis Joseph Vance

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-03

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13:

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The Lone Wolf Returns is a mystery novel by Louis Joseph Vance. Michael Lanyard is an attractive rogue burglar, but will his soft spot for women interfere with the theft of an expensive jewel?