Norman Denny
3) Friday
Author
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the legend of Robinson Crusoe. Cast away on a tropical island, Michel Tournier's god-fearing Crusoe sets out to tame it, to remake it in the image of the civilization he has left behind. Alone and against terrible odds, he almost succeeds. Then a mulatto named Friday appears and teaches Robinson that there are, after all, better things in life than civilization -- Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1966]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Honore de Balzac.
It may be said of Honoré de Balzac that into a lifetime of fifty years he packed the lives of half a dozen men, three or four of them writers. These include the social historian and novelist of genius, the man of affairs who failed resoundingly in all his financial undertakings (although no one ever wrote more knowledgeably about practical matters), the man of the world who squandered the money he had yet to earn,...
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1964]
Language
English
Description
Wealthy young Rumanian runs away from home to fight the Russians in World War 2, becomes converted to Communist ideology, but later learns to despise its teachings.
"In this vast, horrifying, metaphysical melodrama (it has a happy message of sorts), Communists are playing Roumanian roulette in Bucharest, and everyone is incognito-- i.e. wearing his mask of office. Your brother, a Party member, is also secretly in the Security Police and attempts...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pearson Education
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jean's life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice - 'les miserables'."--Cover.
