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"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.
In this work, written during World War I, Rolland contrasts the destructive hatred with the joy of life, humor, and solidarity. Kola is a kind of Burgundian Falstaff or Rabelais' Gargantua – rough but noble, earthly but deeply humane.
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A passionate and seductive story about sinister threats lurking beneath the facade of civilization.
Josie Silver has written a warm and powerful story of love, loss, and friendship whose characters are just like us. This is a book you will return to again and again... "One Day in December" is a book to be loved and cherished like the fondest memories.