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A moralistic novel written in the form of a confession in which a young woman tells how she had an abortion out of vanity, fear of scandal, and frivolity, and then experiences deep remorse, suffering, and spiritual conversion.
A Time of Violence (1966) is an anti-war and activist novel by French writer Jean-Pierre Simon, a lesser-known author from the mid-20th century, whose work bears traces of leftist literature of the 1930s and 1940s.
Both novels emphasize Simenon's focus on the psychology of the characters and the atmosphere, rather than the crime itself.
The birth, childhood, upbringing and warlike exploits of the giant Gargantua: a satire on scholasticism, wars, monasticism and society, with grotesque humour, enormous eating/drinking and utopian ideals.
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