John Grisham 13049

The Appeal

Random House, 2008. Gekartonneerd. Pp: 358. The author of such best-selling legal thrillers as A Time to Kill, The Last Juror, and The Brethren presents his latest novel of courtroom and legal suspense as he offers a provocative look at the price of American justice. 2,800,000 first printing. ISBN: 9780385515047. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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André Aciman 67754

Appelle-moi par ton nom

Bernard Grasset, 2018. Paperback. Pp: 332. Elio Perlman se souvient de l'été de ses 17 ans, à la fin des années quatre-vingt. Comme tous les ans, ses parents accueillent dans leur maison sur la côte italienne un jeune universitaire censé assister le père d'Elio, éminent professeur de littérature. Cette année l'invité sera Oliver, dont le charme et l'intelligence sautent aux yeux de tous. Au fil des jours qui passent au bord de la piscine, sur le court de tennis et à table où l'on se laisse aller à des joutes verbales enflammées, Elio se sent de plus en plus attiré par Oliver, tout en séduisant Marzia, la voisine. L'adolescent et le jeune professeur de philosophie s'apprivoisent et se fuient tour à tour, puis la confusion cède la place au désir et à la passion. Quand l'été se termine, Oliver repart aux États-Unis, et le père d'Elio lui fait savoir qu'il est loin de désapprouver cette relation singulière.Quinze ans plus tard, Elio rend visite à Oliver en Nouvelle-Angleterre. Il est nerveux à l'idée de rencontrer la femme et les enfants de ce dernier, mais les deux hommes comprennent finalement que la mémoire transforme tout, même l'histoire d'un premier grand amour. Quelques années plus tard, ils se rendent ensemble à la maison en Italie où ils se sont aimés et évoquent la mémoire du père d'Elio, décédé depuis. Appelle-moi par ton nom est un roman d'amour singulier tout autant qu'une réflexion sur la mémoire et l'oubli. La langue à la fois précise et sensuelle d'André Aciman parvient à évoquer la tyrannie des corps - mais aussi la part de brutalité qui se niche dans tout éveil au sentiment amoureux - avec une élégance rare.Ce roman, devenu culte dans le monde anglo-saxon à l'instar de Brokeback Mountain, est adapté au cinéma par Luca Guadagnino (sortie française le 28 février 2018). Call me by your name est donné comme l'un des favoris pour les oscars. ISBN: 9782246815792. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Claudio Piersanti 294556

L'appeso

Feltrinelli Editore, 2000. Paperback. Pp: 223. Un uomo che ha passato i quaranta viene accolto in una "casa assistita" nel centro di una grande città: dice di chiamarsi Antonio Cane. Le sue cartelle cliniche, false ed esagerate, lo ritraggono come uno psicopatico, ma vero è il suo tormento amoroso per una donna sposata che ricambia il suo amore in modo ambiguo e sfumato. In realtà in questa casa assistita si nasconde un uomo dal passato inquietante e Cane ha il compito di intercettarlo. Orsini, l'uomo che cerca, è una spia come lui, ha un passato feroce che coincide con il passato più oscuro del nostro paese. ISBN: 9788807015809. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Michel Faber 40772

The Apple. Crimson Petal Stories

Canongate, 2007. Paperback. Pp: 199. Enjoy more Sugar. Join Clara at the rat pit. Relax with Mr Bodley as he is lulled to sleep by Mrs Tremain and her girls. Find out what became of Sophie.Michel Faber revisits the world of his bestselling novel The Crimson Petal and the White, conjuring tantalising glimpses of its characters, their lives before we first met them and their intriguing futures. You'll be desperate for more by the time you reluctantly re-emerge into the twenty-first century. ISBN: 9781841959801. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Luc Ferry 12144

Apprendre à vivre

J'ai lu, 2008. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 312. Tout ce qu'il faut savoir de la philosophie. Ouvrage didactique et pédagogique.-[Memento]. ISBN: 9782290012642. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Joseph Delaney 60110

L'apprenti épouvanteur

Bayard Jeunesse, 2005. Paperback. Pp: 275. Thomas Ward, treize ans, est appelé à remplacer M. Gregory, l'épouvanteur du comté, lors de sa retraite prochaine. Or, ce métier comporte une importante responsabilité : celle de protéger les villages de toutes ces créatures monstrueuses qui surgissent à la faveur de la nuit. Thomas quitte donc sa famille et entre au service de M. Gregory en tant qu'apprenti. Les deux hommes sont tous deux le septième fils d'un septième fils, ce qui leur confère le don de voir des choses que le commun des mortels ne voit pas (dont les morts et les esprits). Tom accompagne ainsi M. Gregory dans ses quartiers d'été, à Chippenden, afin de débuter son apprentissage des créatures maléfiques. Il y fait la rencontre d'Alice qui, par un ingénieux subterfuge, le pousse à libérer la Mère Malkin, la sorcière la plus maléfique qui soit. - Premier tome d'une trilogie campée dans un univers où les créatures maléfiques côtoient quotidiennement les vivants. Le protagoniste au caractère fort débute ici non seulement l'apprentissage de son métier, mais celui de la vie, au fil d'aventures qui fascineront les amateurs de sensations fortes. [SDM]. ISBN: 9782747017107. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Tess Gerritsen 39243

Apprentice

Bantam Books, 2010. Paperback. Pp: 411. ISBN: 9780553824490. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Mordecai Richler 23118

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Penguin Books, 1995. Paperback. Pp: 378. The dazzling tale of a clever young rogue who makes good (or at least makes money), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz established Mordecai Richler as one of the great comic writers of the twentieth century. Determined to claw his way out of Montrealas Jewish ghetto, young Duddy takes to heart his grandfatheras maxim that "a man without land is nobody." In his relentless pursuit of property and a big-time reputation, the cynical dreamer lies, cheats, and hurts everyone who loves him. Amoral, yet oddly endearing, Duddy Kravitz is one of the most charismatic anti-heroes of all time - a man who learns the hard way that dreams are not exactly what they seem, even when they do come true. Abridged by the author himself and featuring the melodious voice of Broadwayas Paul Hecht, along with original music and sound effects, this superb archival recording (which first aired on CBC Radio in 1980) captures the frenetic pacing and sharp wit of Richleras 1959 masterpiece. ISBN: 9780140252521. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Alan Parks 194076

The april dead

Canongate, 2022. Paperback. Pp: 400. SHORTLISTED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE FOR SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR'One of the great Scottish crime writers' The Times'Brilliant' Sunday Times Crime ClubNO ONE WILL FORGET In a grimy flat in Glasgow, a homemade bomb explodes, leaving few remains to identify its maker. Detective Harry McCoy knows in his gut that there'll be more to follow. The hunt for a missing sailor from the local US naval base leads him to the secretive group behind the bomb, and their disturbing, dominating leader. If the city is to survive the next explosion, it'll take everything McCoy's got. ISBN: 9781786897237. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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John Banville 30755

April in Spain

Faber & Faber, 2021. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 368. When Dublin pathologist Quirke glimpses a familiar face while on holiday with his wife, it's hard, at first, to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him. Could she really be who he thinks she is, and have a connection with a crime that nearly brought ruin to an Irish political dynasty? Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home and Detective St John Strafford is soon dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one on route: as a terrifying hitman hunts down his prey, they are all set for a brutal showdown. ISBN: 9780571363582. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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H.G. Wells 211951

Apropos Of Dolores

Jonathan Cape Ltd. 1938. Linnen band met stofomslag. Pp: 352. Stephen Wilbeck leads a carefree life. Flitting between Paris and London, New York and Torquestol, he has plenty of time to enjoy the finer things of life, and to observe the people that pass him by. His only tie is to the lovely Dolores a woman that occupies more of his thoughts that he would care to admit. But Stephen s stubbornness is to take him on the well-trodden path of loneliness and solitude. Cond./Kwaliteit: Redelijk.

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Karim Miské 135017

Arab Jazz

Quercus Publishing, 2015. Paperback. Pp: 294. ISBN: 9781848664395. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Robert Irwin 21498

The Arabian Nights

Penguin Books, 1995. Paperback. Pp: 344. The book of The Arabian Nights has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Every child is familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet very few people, even specialists in oriental literature, have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. Far from being a batch of stories for children, The Arabian Nights contains hundreds of narratives of all kinds - fables, epics, erotica, debates, fairy tales, political allegories, mystical anecdotes and comedies. It is a labyrinth of stories and of stories within stories and of stories within stories within stories. Widely held in contempt in the Middle East for its frivolity and occasional obscenity, the Nights has nevertheless had a major influence on European and American culture, to the extent that the story collection must be considered as a key work in Western literature. A full understanding of the writings of Voltaire, Dickens, Melville, Proost and Borges, or indeed of the origins of science fiction, is impossible without some familiarity with the stories of the Nights. The Arabian Nights: A Companion guides the reader into this labyrinth of storytelling. It traces the development of the stories from prehistoric India and Pharaonic Egypt to modern times. It explores the history of the translation, and explains the ways in which its contents have been added to, plagiarized and imitated. Above all, the Companion uses the stories as a guide to the social history and the counter-culture of the medieval Near East and the world of the storyteller, the snake-charmer, the burglar, the sorcerer, the drug-addict, the treasure hunter and the adulterer. ISBN: 9780140098631. Cond./Kwaliteit: Redelijk.

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Elsa Morante 13456

Aracoeli

Random House, 1984. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 311. An aging man attempts to recover the past and get his life back on track in the process. His deceased mother, Aracoeli, came from a small Spanish town and married an upper class Italian navy ensign. The idyllic years she spends with her only son, Mauel, are shattered when she contracts an incurable disease and becomes a nymphomaniac. Now 43, Manuel is a unattractive, self-loathing, recovering drug addict who works in a dead end job at a small publishing house. He decides to travel back to Spain to search for traces of his mother. ISBN: 9780394535180. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Hitonari Tsuji 303902

L'arbre du voyageur

2005. Paperback. Pp: 198. ISBN: 9782070314676. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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