L'auteur donne la parole à une jeune femme de chambre d'origine bretonne, dénommée Célestine. À travers le regard de la jeune soubrette, qui perçoit le monde par le trou de la serrure, il nous fait découvrir les nauséabonds dessous du « beau monde », les « fausses morales » des classes dominantes et les turpitudes de la société qu'il pourfend. Échouée dans un bourg provincial chez des notables qui doivent leur richesse injustifiable...

"From the autobiography of Tiberius Claudius born 10 B.C., murdered and deified A.D. 54"

"From the author of the bestselling The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, an exuberant and poignant new novel of passions, family, and forgiveness. When a late life love affair blooms between Mr. Forrest Payne, the owner of the Pink Slipper Gentleman's Club, and Miss Beatrice Jordan, famous for stationing herself at the edge of the club's parking lot and yelling warnings of eternal damnation at the departing patrons, their wedding summons a legend...

The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix--the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome...

Windy McPherson's Son (1916) is a novel by Sherwood Anderson. Both fictional and autobiographical, Anderson's debut novel is a coming of age story that explores themes of unhappiness and infidelity while illustrating the frustrations of the son of an abusive father. Although he is known today for his story collection Winesburg, Ohio, a pioneering work of Modernist fiction admired for its plainspoken language and psychological detail, Anderson's Windy...

"A rich family story, a personal look at the legacy of war in the Middle East, and an indelible rendering of how we hold on to the people and places we call home The Nasr family is spread across the globe--Beirut, Brooklyn, Austin, the California desert. A Syrian mother, a Lebanese father, and three American children: all have lived a life of migration. Still, they've always had their ancestral home in Beirut--a constant touchstone--and the complicated,...

Extrait : "Il y a quelques années, un de nos amis partant pour la Suisse nous chargea de ranger des papiers qu'il avait laissés à la campagne, chez sa mère, bonne femme peu lettrée, qui nous donna le tout, pêle-mêle, à débrouiller. Beaucoup des manuscrits de Jacques Laurent avaient déjà servi à faire des sacs pour le raisin, et c'était peut-être la première fois qu'ils étaient bons à quelque chose. " À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN Les...

Extrait : "A quelque distance du chef-lieu de préfecture, dans un beau vallon de la Marche, on remarque, au-dessus d'un village nommé Fougères, un vieux château plus recommandable par l'ancienneté et la solidité de sa construction que par sa forme ou son étendue. Il paraît avoir été fortifié. Sa position sur la pointe d'une colline assez escarpée à l'ouest, et les ruines d'un petit fort posé vis-à-vis sur une autre colline, semblent...

"The debut novel from an award-winning short story writer: a multigenerational saga spanning Lebanon, Iraq, India, the United States, and Kuwait that brings to life the triumphs and failures of three generations of Arab women"--

A fearless novel about a lost boy in search of his identity-who happens to be a time-traveling mass murderer Flight, the third novel by National Book Award winner Sherman Alexie, is both shattering and full of laughter. The story of Zits, an orphaned Indian boy, resonates profoundly in a country scarred by violence. Alexie works his trademark magic to turn Zits's experiences into a fable about identity, race, and American history. In a gutsy, challenging...