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The novel, whose original title is L'Homme de plâtre, explores complex human destinies through the story of a protagonist whose life symbolically reflects fragility and vulnerability, like plaster.
Benjamin: the parishioners in charge of flower arrangements on the altars are gossiping and arguing with each other, someone has messed up the confessional, and a few believers have started a petition against him.
Uncle Goriot is one of the most famous and important novels by Honoré de Balzac, published in 1835. It is part of his vast cycle The Human Comedy (La Comédie humaine), and is considered perhaps the most successful work in that cycle.
In his book Banco – All or Nothing, Henri Charrière describes his life after escaping from prison in French Guiana. Seeking redemption, he embarks on an honest life, but through numerous adventures and shady dealings, he once again tests the limits of fre
This book focuses on one of the bloodiest events in French history – St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572, when thousands of French Protestants were massacred in Paris and across the country.
An intimate, autobiographical drama about fatherhood, guilt, and complex family relationships. The main character is Daniel, a middle-aged widower who is raising three children alone: twins (an older son and a daughter) and the youngest son Bruno.