Literature

Čočara

Widow Cesira and her daughter Rosetta flee bombed Rome to their native Ciociaria, where they experience hunger, fear and misery. Liberation brings tragedy: Rosetta is raped by Moroccan soldiers, destroying their faith in God and people.

Cockpit

The novel Cockpit (1975) is a work by Polish-American writer Jerzy Kosinski. The story follows Tarden, a former agent of the mysterious security agency "Service", who has erased his identity from all files and become a fugitive.

Colas Breugnon

"Colas Breugnon" is a charming romance of life in Burgundy three hundred years ago. It is an "autobiographical" novel, the story being told in the first person by Colas, who reviews his fifty years of life, and describes all its joys and sorrows.

Cold Mountain

Colomba

Prosper Mérimée's novella, published in 1840, is set in Corsica and explores themes of revenge, honor, and the conflict between the traditional and modern worlds. The novella culminates in a tragic conflict, where love, duty, and violence intertwine.

Colomba / Carmen / Lokis

In the novels Colomba, Carmen and Lokis, Prosper Mérimée depicts the conflict of passion, tradition and reason, exploring revenge, love, violence and the dark side of human nature.

Colton By Marriage / Covert Agent's Virgin Affair

Combray

The book about Combray is an allegory of an entire novel, a repertoire of Proustian themes and motifs.

Contracted: A Wife For The Bedroom

Corpus delicti

A young writer has been receiving threatening phone calls for years and feels like she's being followed. After fleeing, she returns home - and that night she's brutally stabbed to death. Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates the case, uncovers a connection to th