Helene de Beauvoir, a painter, grew up in the shadow of her extraordinary older sister, Simone. Until now, the remarkable extent to which their relationship shaped both their lives has been overlooked. In this intimate biography, the reader learns not only about their close relationship and artistic influence on one another, but also about the ...
Two women meet in a prison cell--one black and one white, one young and one old, one dying and the other going mad. Tanga, the young black woman, tells her life story--a tale of incest, prostitution, bereavement, and crime--and in doing so she fuses her identity with the white woman, who will live.
This engaging work demonstrates that beauty truly does come from within. "Plastic surgery is not a magic wand," declares Dr. Jean-Claude Hagege in his critique of the dangerous confusion between beauty and seductiveness. Having seen, spoken with, and operated on hundreds of patients, Hagege offers a unique perspective on the important distinction ...
Unlike most pathogenic organisms, viruses require a special approach to establish their presence in a diseased plant, since they are not visible, even with a light microscope. Due to the tremendous damage of crop plants caused by viruses various methods and techniques have been developed to enable the investigation of these pathogens. A variety of ...
This text links the recent high-resolution observations of solar plasma loops with simulations of current-carrying loops and thus tries to arrive at an understanding of the solar flare phenomenon. It elaborates on a new scheme for the classification of solar flares and compares specific observed flares with theoretical calculations and simulations ...
Set in the grim world of urban prostitution, this novel gives voice to the multitude of women trapped in African ghettos. The author, now resident in Paris, hails from Cameroon. Her other novels include "Loukoum: the Little Prince of Belleville" and "Your Name Shall be Tanga".
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