The Jewel in the Crown is a 1966 novel by Paul Scott that begins his Paradise Quartet. The Quartet novel sequence in four volumes is set in the last days of British rule in India during World War II.
In The Samaritan, Richard Price dissects the limits of kindness in a poor urban ghetto. The novel, a blend of crime fiction and social drama, takes place in the fictional town of Dempsey, New Jersey, where misery, addiction, and false redemptions collide.
Condensed, without interruptions, without dialogue, in one chapter, masterfully written, meticulously created, Calypso is Ognjen Spahić's tour de force.
Fraktura, 2017.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
9.34 €
Novel • Francuska književnost • Historical novel
The novel Taida, published in 1890, is one of the most famous works by French Nobel Prize winner Anatole France. The work is inspired by the legend of Saint Taida of Egypt, a 4th-century courtesan who converted to Christianity.