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1	Stranger more books like this by Albert Camus In this stylistically simple, first-person tale of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." Through Meursault, Camus portrays a man who rejects the beliefs and life styles imposed on him by society. The events that lead to his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Candide more books like this by Voltaire Candide, the quintessential innocent, has been taught by his tutor, Pangloss, that "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." Gradually, Candide and his beloved, Cunegonde, learn--as they travel through a world peopled with evil characters and various cruelties--the limits of Pangloss's philosophy. Voltaire's great comic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Story of O more books like this by Pauline Reage This classic work of erotic literature (which was partly modeled on the Marquis de Sade's JUSTINE) follows the sexual adventures of a young photographer who, in an effort to please her lover, agrees to submit to his every whim and desire. see all copies from $2.71! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Madame Bovary more books like this by Gustave Flaubert Flaubert's portrait of an adulteress who seeks freedom from a prosaic, disappointing life and ultimately is destroyed by her selfishness was considered scandalous when it was published. Flaubert chose his subject to illustrate his belief that any aspect of life, however trivial or vulgar, could be a subject for literature, and could be raised to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Journey to the Centre of the Earth more books like this by Jules Verne In this novel from Verne's "Extraordinary Journeys" series Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel, enter an extinct Icelandic volcano. What they find there is truly extraordinary--a thriving ecosystem, giant shepherds, the corpse of an earlier explorer, and human beings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Le Grand Meaulnes more books like this by Alain-Fournier "Le Grand Meaulnes" is a striking and beautiful evocation of adolescence. Its poignant description of a young French schoolboy's first love and his subsequent search for the young girl who inspired it realizes Alain-Fournier's ambition "to insert the marvelous into reality." Yet reality is never sacrificed for the luminous quality that infuses it: ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Bonjour tristesse more books like this by Francoise Sagan Endearing, self-absorbed, seventeen-year-old Cecile is the very essence of untroubled amorality. Freed from the stifling constraints of boarding school, she joins her father--a handsome, still-young widower with a wandering eye--for a carefree, two-month summer vacation in a beautiful villa outside of Paris with his latest mistress, Elsa. Cecile ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.61! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Solaris more books like this by Stanislaw Lem SOLARIS was Lem's first novel to be published in the United States. It is the story of Kris Kelvin, a scientist who journeys to the planet Solaris to study its ocean. And yet he finds himself contemplating his own life, facing repressed memories; he finds that other observers of Solaris also have this experience, and that these memories actually ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Gargantua & Pantagruel more books like this by Francois Rabelais The stories of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel are, at heart, like simple folk tales--but folk tales elaborated with an extraordinary range of linguistic and comic devices, from puns and obscenity to insult and satire. They are good-humored assaults on traditional belief and knowledge, a unique blend of expansiveness and down-to-earh comedy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Diary of a Country Priest more books like this by Georges Bernanos When this novel was first published in 1936, it was awarded the Prix Femina and the Grand Prix for literature by the Academie Francaise. It traces the life of an unnamed priest in a small French village and his bitter struggle against the darkness of corruption, indifference, and sin that afflicts the community. It is one of the most moving ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	In search of lost time. more books like this by Marcel Proust For this authoritative English-language edition, D. J. Enright has revised the late Terence Kilmartin's acclaimed reworking of C. K. Scott Moncrieff's translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of A la recherche du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Bibliotheque de la Pleiade in 1989). see all copies from $12.00! new only from $12.22! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Le Comte de Monte-Cristo! more books like this by Alexandre Dumas A French reader for intermediate through advanced students "Le Comte de Monte-Cristo" (Dumas) is a thrilling story of Edmond Dants that remains as fascinating to todays students as it was to 19th-century French readers. This reader is softcover, 6 9, and 144 pages in length. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.78! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Planet of the Apes more books like this by Pierre Boulle Pierre Boulle's classic satirical tale has become one of the most renowned works of science fiction--a book that has not only become an international bestseller but was also the basis for the phenomenally successful Planet of the Apes movies. A harrowing, hypnotic novel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.32! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Resurrection more books like this by Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Count Tolstoy based his last major novel upon a real incident. It is the story of the prostitute Ekaterina Maslova, wrongly charged and sentenced for the murder of a client, and the Prince who had long ago abandoned her and their child and now serves on the jury that condemns her. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Rainbow's End more books like this by Martha Grimes Three mysterious deaths--one in London's Tate Gallery, one in a great English Cathedral, one in the ruins of Salisbury--a detour to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a sojourn with one of crime literature's most popular heroes comprise this novel that combines character, mischief, and suspense in the grand Grimes manner. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Torture garden more books like this by Octave Mirbeau Following the twin trails of desire and depravity to a shocking, sadistic paradise - a garden in China where torture is practiced as an art form - a dissolute Frenchman discovers the true depths of degradation beyond his prior bourgeois imaginings. Entranced by a resolute Englishwoman whose capacity for debauchery knows no bounds, he capitulates ... see all copies from $5.81! new only from $8.20! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Charterhouse of Parma more books like this by Stendhal This epic novel, set in Parma, Italy, during the early 1800's, is about a young aristocrat named Fabrice del Dongo and his attempts to find his place in life. A classic of French literature, written in seven manic weeks, it was revered by Proust, envied by Gide, and deemed "perfection" by Balzac. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Madame Bovary: Provincial Lives more books like this by Gustave Flaubert, Geoffrey Wall (Introduction by) Flaubert's portrait of an adulteress who seeks freedom from a prosaic, disappointing life and ultimately is destroyed by her selfishness was considered scandalous when it was published. Flaubert chose his subject to illustrate his belief that any aspect of life, however trivial or vulgar, could be a subject for literature, and could be raised to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Candide, and other stories more books like this by Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's "philosophical tales," in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. First published in 1759, it was an instant bestseller and has come to be regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. This edition features updated translations, revised notes, and an updated ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Puss in Boots more books like this by Charles Perrault This highly textured, collage retelling of the classic children's tale about a friendly and inventive feline features weathered fabric, scribbled pencil drawings, and hand-stamped patterned paper illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Penguin Island more books like this by Anatole France A fable based on the Dreyfus Affair, this satire spans history from the beginning of time to the future, and concerns a penguin society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	God's Bits of Wood more books like this by Sembene Ousman, Francis Price (Translator) In 1947-48 the workers on the Dakar-Niger railway staged a strike. In this vivid, timeless novel, Sembene Ousmane envinces the color, passion, and tragedy of those formative years in the history of West Africa. see all copies from $7.97! new only from $12.03! \| SVS
23 view cover	Le Cid more books like this by Corneille This edition of one of the great plays of the French literary canon includes full annotation and an extended introduction see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.77! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Toilers of the sea more books like this by Victor Marie Hugo, Vicomte Among the more obscure of Victor Hugo's novels, first published in 1866, TOILERS OF THE SEA is about a man who must free a ship that has gone aground. In return for his labors, he will win the hand of the ship owner's beautiful daughter. The novel is richly detailed with the minutiae of nautical life in the mid-19th century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	My Father's Glory & My Mother's Castle more books like this by Marcel Pagnol Bathed in the warm clarity of the summer sun in Provence, Marcel Pagnol's childhood memories celebrate a time of rare beauty and delight.Called by Jean Renoir "the leading film artist of his age," Pagnol is best known for such films as The Baker's Wife, Harvest, Fanny, and Topaze, as well as the screen adaptations of his novels Jean de Florette ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $22.59! \| SVS

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