Set in seventeenth-century England, the story follows Robert Merivel, a physician and courtier to Charles II, as he grapples with the complexities of middle age. As he questions his roles as a father, master, and friend to the King, Merivel embarks on a journey to the French court of Versailles. His quest for self-discovery leads to a series of misadventures, blending humor and introspection in a richly depicted historical context.
Nearly twenty years after the end of apartheid, Nadine Gordimer reflects on the possibilities and missed opportunities of the new era. She delves deeply into the lives of a couple, who, once outlaws, are now tasked with reshaping their country and their lives. Jabulile and Steve, who met underground while fighting against the regime that forbade their marriage, now find all paths open to them. They move from Glengrove Place, where they were tolerated, to a small house with a garden in a neighborhood where former comrades gather—a suburb of freedom. Steve takes a job at the university, while Jabulile studies law. Through their lives, a vivid picture of the new South Africa unfolds. Gordimer, who has never considered herself a political writer, presents her most significant political novel with "No Time Like the Present." She addresses corruption, unequal ownership, student protests, and the widening gap between rich and poor with poetic precision, while juxtaposing it with the tender bond between two people whose trust in each other and in the future of their country remains unshaken.
Set among the hills and gorges of the Cevennes, the dark and beautiful heartland of southern France, 'Trespass' is a novel about disputed territory, sibling love and devastating revenge.
La disparition de l'arrière-grand-père Francisco, englouti par un lagon sur la côte sud de l'Inde, marque le début d'une série de drames au sein de la famille Gama-Zogoiby, dont le narrateur Moraes, surnommé Le Maure, est issu. Fils unique et difforme de la séduisante Aurora, qui a charmé l'humble Abraham, Moraes se retrouve rapidement entraîné dans des situations cocasses et périlleuses, allant des bas-fonds de Bombay aux milieux corrompus de la haute finance. Entre comédie, farce, épopée et merveilleux, ce récit devient une allégorie des désordres du monde. L'auteur, Salman Rushdie, renoue avec le style picaresque des Enfants de Minuit et, grâce à son écriture savoureuse et évocatrice, se positionne parmi les plus grands écrivains contemporains. Né en 1947 à Bombay et vivant en Grande-Bretagne depuis 1961, Rushdie a reçu de nombreux prix littéraires et ses œuvres sont traduites en vingt-cinq langues. Les critiques saluent son travail : Doris Lessing le qualifie de délice, Nadine Gordimer le considère comme l'écrivain le plus original de notre époque, et Peter Kemp le décrit comme absolument fabuleux. Un triomphe selon Norman Rush, du New York Times Book Review.
Winnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secrets for more than fifty years. Now, because she believes she is dying, Helen wants to expose everything. And Winnie angrily determines that she must be the one to tell her daughter, Pearl, about the past—including the terrible truth even Helen does not know. And so begins Winnie's story of her life on a small island outside Shanghai in the 1920s, and other places in China during World War II, and traces the happy and desperate events that led to Winnie's coming to America in 1949.
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