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Seven Houses in France

Author : Bernardo Atxaga
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 1555970605
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Seven Houses in France written by Bernardo Atxaga and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brooding novel of colonial intrigue in the Congo, from the author of The Accordionist's Son and Obabakoak The year is 1903, and the garrison of Yangambi on the banks of the Congo is under the command of Captain Lalande Biran. The captain is also a poet whose ambition is to amass a fortune and return to the literary cafés of Paris. His glamorous wife, Christine, has a further ambition: to own seven houses in France, a house for every year he has been abroad. At Lalande Biran's side are the ex-legionnaire van Thiegel, a brutal womanizer, and the servile, treacherous Donatien, who dreams of running a brothel. The officers spend their days guarding enslaved rubber-tappers and kidnapping young girls, and at their hands the jungle is transformed into a wild circus of human ambition and absurdity. But everything changes with the arrival of a new officer and brilliant marksman: the enigmatic Chrysostome Liege. An outstanding new novel from the critically acclaimed and prizewinning author Bernardo Atxaga, Seven Houses in France is a blackly comic tale which reveals the darkest sides of human desire.

Seven Ages of Paris

Author : Alistair Horne
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0804151695
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Seven Ages of Paris written by Alistair Horne and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this luminous portrait of Paris, the celebrated historian gives us the history, culture, disasters, and triumphs of one of the world’s truly great cities. While Paris may be many things, it is never boring. From the rise of Philippe Auguste through the reigns of Henry IV and Louis XIV (who abandoned Paris for Versailles); Napoleon’s rise and fall; Baron Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris (at the cost of much of the medieval city); the Belle Epoque and the Great War that brought it to an end; the Nazi Occupation, the Liberation, and the postwar period dominated by de Gaulle--Horne brings the city’s highs and lows, savagery and sophistication, and heroes and villains splendidly to life. With a keen eye for the telling anecdote and pivotal moment, he portrays an array of vivid incidents to show us how Paris endures through each age, is altered but always emerges more brilliant and beautiful than ever. The Seven Ages of Paris is a great historian’s tribute to a city he loves and has spent a lifetime learning to know. "Knowledgeable and colorful, written with gusto and love.... [An] ambitious and skillful narrative that covers the history of Paris with considerable brio and fervor." —LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW

The Gilded Wolves

Author : Roshani Chokshi
Publisher : Wednesday Books
ISBN 13 : 1250144566
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Wolves written by Roshani Chokshi and published by Wednesday Books. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes The Gilded Wolves, a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires... No one believes in them. But soon no one will forget them. It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance. To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood. Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history--but only if they can stay alive.

My Good Life in France

Author : Janine Marsh
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1782437339
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book My Good Life in France written by Janine Marsh and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, Janine Marsh decided to leave her corporate life behind to fix up a run-down barn in northern France. This is the true story of her rollercoaster ride.

The German Terror in France

Author : Arnold Toynbee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The German Terror in France written by Arnold Toynbee and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catholic Encyclopedia

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Catholic Encyclopedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The American Architect and Building News

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1152 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book The American Architect and Building News written by and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

With Quakers in France

Author : Daniel Owen Stephens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)

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Download or read book With Quakers in France written by Daniel Owen Stephens and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History and General Description of New France

Author : Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book History and General Description of New France written by Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

My Four Seasons in France

Author : Janine Marsh
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1789290481
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)

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Download or read book My Four Seasons in France written by Janine Marsh and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow up to My Good Life in France, Janine Marsh tells of the delights and dramas of getting to grips with rural life in northern France.

The Catholic Encyclopedia

Author : Charles Herbermann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Catholic Encyclopedia written by Charles Herbermann and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

German Atrocities in France

Author : France. Commission instituée en vue de constater les actes commis par l'ennemi en violation du droit des gens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book German Atrocities in France written by France. Commission instituée en vue de constater les actes commis par l'ennemi en violation du droit des gens and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Woman's Medical Journal

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman's Medical Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris and from Paris to the Rhine and Switzerland

Author : Karl Baedeker (Firm)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris and from Paris to the Rhine and Switzerland written by Karl Baedeker (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The House of Fragile Things

Author : James McAuley
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300252544
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The House of Fragile Things written by James McAuley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful history of Jewish art collectors in France, and how an embrace of art and beauty was met with hatred and destruction In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews—pillars of an embattled community—invested their fortunes in France’s cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country’s army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siècle. Weaving together narratives of various figures, some familiar from the works of Marcel Proust and the diaries of Jules and Edmond Goncourt—the Camondos, the Rothschilds, the Ephrussis, the Cahens d'Anvers—McAuley shows how Jewish art collectors contended with a powerful strain of anti-Semitism: they were often accused of “invading” France’s cultural patrimony. The collections these families left behind—many ultimately donated to the French state—were their response, tragic attempts to celebrate a nation that later betrayed them.

The Vincentians: A General History of the Congregation of the Mission

Author : John E. Rybolt
Publisher : New City Press
ISBN 13 : 1565486390
Total Pages : 603 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book The Vincentians: A General History of the Congregation of the Mission written by John E. Rybolt and published by New City Press. This book was released on with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUBTITLE OF THIS SIXTH AND FINAL VOLUME of The Vincentians, “Internationalization and Aggiornamento (1919–1980),” describes the growth and change of the Congregation of the Mission in the twentieth century. Formerly European in focus, the provinces of the Congregation gained their own voice. Membership in mission lands, such as China, Brazil, and Ethiopia, surged, as local vocations joined their European confreres. The same is true of maturing provinces elsewhere. St. Vincent de Paul’s congregation became internationalized in both outreach and membership. The Vincentians in these recent decades also tasted the bitterness of persecution. The Congregation was suppressed at various times in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Its members often reacted by moving elsewhere, thus furthering the internationalization of the Vincentian charism. Under the Nazis and Communist regimes, many suffered imprisonment, torture, and death. The provinces of Central Europe (Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland), to say nothing of China, were particularly hard-hit. Updating (aggiornamento) was the watchword toward the close of this period. As society changed, so did the Church, and with it the Vincentians. The process was difficult and painful, but it moved the Congregation in directions originally laid down by the Founder. Increasingly, the members emphasized mutual cooperation with many Vincentian-inspired lay organizations, the Vincentian Family. The inspiration shared among them all has been a further manifestation of the compelling insights of St. Vincent de Paul.

The History of France: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... Illustrated with Beautiful Engravings on Steel

Author : Thomas Wright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The History of France: from the Earliest Period to the Present Time ... Illustrated with Beautiful Engravings on Steel written by Thomas Wright and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: