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  • The Erasers

    by Alain Robbe-Grillet ...
    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    The first book from the French avant-gardist and author of Jealousy. "Robbe-Grillet is the forerunner of a revolution in the novel" (Claude Mauriac, cultural critic for Le Figaro).Alain Robbe-Grillet is internationally hailed as the chief spokesman for the nouveau roman and one of the great novelists of the twentieth century. The Erasers, his first novel, reads like a detective story but is ... Read more

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  • Bonaparte's Sons

    by Richard Howard ...
    Series Book 1 - The Alain Lausard Adventures
    In this sweeping historical series debut, a fallen French aristocrat must prove himself in the furnace of Napoleon's army.France, 1795: Confusion and fear reign in the Republic. With her troops facing starvation and annihilation on three fronts, France is killing her patriots. Alain Lausard, an aristocrat whose family were massacred in The Terror, now rots in prison. His one chance at freedom is ... Read more

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  • States of Happiness

    Discovering Where You Fit in the USA

    by Richard Howard ...
    Discover Your American Dream: Where Does True Happiness Await You?Have you ever felt the call of the majestic Rockies, or been lured by the siren song of the Atlantic seaboard? Perhaps you've dreamt of immersing yourself in the serene plains of the Midwest, or soaking up the vibrant energy of bustling cityscapes. America, in all its vastness and diversity, holds a unique promise of happiness for ... Read more

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  • The Charterhouse of Parma

    by Stendhal ...
    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Balzac considered it the most important French novel of his time. André Gide later deemed it the greatest of all French novels, and Henry James judged it to be a masterpiece. Now, in a major literary event, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and distinguished translator Richard Howard presents a new rendition of Stendhal's epic tale of romance, adventure, and court intrigue set in early nineteenth ... Read more

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  • Nausea

    by Jean-Paul Sartre ...
    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    Sartre's greatest novel — and existentialism's key text — now introduced by James Wood.Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which “spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the ... Read more

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  • Bonaparte's Horsemen

    by Richard Howard ...
    Series Book 6 - The Alain Lausard Adventures
    As they march into Poland, an exhausted Grand Armeé must battle both enemies and the elements in this epic adventure of the Napoleonic Wars.Poland, 1807: Sergeant Alain Lausard and his loyal dragoons have never known a campaign like it. Already spent from their victory over Prussia, they must now march into Poland and battle General Bennigsen's Russian troops. And the Tsar is not the only enemy ... Read more

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  • Guilt Rules All

    Irish Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction

    by Shane Mawe, Bridget English, Caitlín Nic Íomhair, Nancy Marck Cantwell, Eunan O'Halpin, Declan Burke, Joe Long, Gerard Brennan, Maureen T. Reddy, Brandi Byrd, Anjili Babbar, Richard Howard, Rosemary Erickson Johnsen, Vivian Valvano Lynch, Fiona Coleman Coffey ...
    Series series Irish Studies
    Irish crime fiction, long present on international bestseller lists, has been knocking on the door of the academy for a decade. With a wide range of scholars addressing some of the most essential Irish detective writing, Guilt Rules All confirms that this genre has arrived. The essays collected here connect their immediate subjects—contemporary Irish crime writers—to Irish culture, literature, and ... Read more

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  • Fox-Hunting Past and Present

    by Richard Howard Carlisle ...
    This vintage book contains a detailed guide to fox hunting, with information on its history, saddlery, equipment, where and when to hunt, maintaining horses, breeding hounds, and more. A timeless guide highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of English fox hunting, "Fox-Hunting Past and Present" would make for a fantastic addition to collections of hunting literature. Contents ... Read more

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  • Bonaparte's Conquerors

    by Richard Howard ...
    Series Book 3 - The Alain Lausard Adventures
    A cavalry officer roots out conspirators in Paris as Napoleon mounts his fateful coup in this epic historical novel.France, 1799: As corruption spreads through the ruling Directory and rebels terrorize the countryside, the ideals of the Revolution seem far away. Napoleon Bonaparte returns from Egypt determined to restore order—and take control.Recalled to Paris to buttress their commander's ... Read more

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  • Repetition

    A Novel

    by Alain Robbe-Grillet ...
    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    From the French master of the avant-garde: "A spy tale whose prime puzzle lies in the philosophical intricacies of its own construction" ( Entertainment Weekly ).We are in the bombed-out Berlin of 1949, after the Second World War, rendered with an atmosphere reminiscent of Orson Welles' The Third Man. Henri Robin, a special agent of the French secret service, arrives in the ruined former capital ... Read more

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  • The Voyeur

    by Alain Robbe-Grillet ...
    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    The winner of the Prix des Critiques from the French avant-garde author of Jealousy. "Robbe-Grillet is the forerunner of a revolution in the novel" (Claude Mauriac, cultural critic for Le Figaro).Mathias, a timorous, ineffectual traveling salesman, returns to the island of his birth after a long absence. Two days later, a thirteen-year-old girl is found drowned and mutilated. With eerie precision, ... Read more

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  • La Maison de Rendez-vous and Djinn

    Two Novels

    by Alain Robbe-Grillet ...
    Translated by Richard Howard, Yvone Lenard, Walter Wells ...
    Two stunning works from the French avant-garde writer and filmmaker, the master of the "new novel" literary movement.La Maison de Rendez-vousWith Hong Kong as the setting, Alain Robbe-Grillet creates a world of crime, intrigue, and passion dominated by Lady Ava's mysterious Blue Villa. The novella unfolds over the course of only one evening, but the events of that night recur repeatedly, and the ... Read more

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