Félicie
When she returns from doing the shopping, the maid Félicie discovers that her employer, the retired Jules Lapie, has been murdered. Called to investigate, Inspector Maigret soon realizes that this plain...
Adults
The Story of Art
The author presents this book as an introduction to the history of art for beginners, outlining the main lines without excessive detail or technical terms. Furthermore, he intends not to discuss a work...
Ubik
The novel plays with the idea of a “time machine”, in this case based on a mysterious drug, “Ubik”, an aerosol that transports people to earlier situations. This is combined with the possibility that, in...
The Woman Upstairs
It is the story of a third-grade teacher, Nora, a woman in her forties who is single and dreams of becoming a successful painter. Her life changes with the arrival in her class of a Lebanese student, Reza,...
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
Third volume of the Valis trilogy (Valis, Divine Invasion, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer), it is a contemplative, introspective, and philosophical book. Published after the author’s death in 1982, it...
Solo Leveling 6 (Novel)
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«“May all that you wish to protect burn to ashes…”. Having witnessed the staggering power of the Shadow Monarch, Jinwoo can’t wait to level up and reach those heights...
Solo Leveling 5 (Novel)
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«"Who am I?". A devastating dungeon break at his sister's high school is quickly taken care of by Jinwoo...but not before he confirms that magic beasts no longer...
Solo Leveling 4 (Novel)
(Synopsis from the back cover):
«“It's showtime.” The news has made headlines-"Korea and Japan join hands to exterminate the terrifying magic beasts on Jeju Island once and for all!” It’s a...
The Smoking Diaries
Simon Gray (1936–2008) was a prolific British writer (author of 5 novels and 40 plays), best known for his satirical and self-ironic diaries.
The pages of these diaries are not arranged by days, but...
Vain Shadow
Hervey (1920–2019) wrote this, his only work, in the 1950s but did not publish it until 1963, and despite the long wait, several family members stopped speaking to him after recognizing themselves in its...