Customer Review: A remarkable, fluid, enthralling book about WWII written by a French Jew (who ended up being shipped off and killed in a concentration camp). It was published some 50 years posthumously. She paints a detailed portrait of the villagers when the Germans invade as well as the mass exodus from Paris. It... more info
Customer Review: This book is NOT Camus's "The Stranger"! It is a literary review of the work, and NOT the work itself. If you are looking to read Camus's "The Stranger" DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK! I feel that Amazon should refund/not charge for those who buy this book thinking they are going to read Camus! NOT CAMUS... more info
Customer Review: This is the first book I've read on the French roundup and camps during WWII, so from that perspective the book was compelling. Sarah's character had too much going on that didn't seem necessary or relevant to the story, but that didn't take away from my interest in the story. I would highly... more info
Customer Review: I am fortunate enough to be able to read this in the original text, and it does lose a little something in the translation, but nonetheless communicates a wonderful message to children and adults alike.
In the 21st century we expect to control and conquer disease. How can we imagine the horror of The Plague? Albert Camus gave us a chilling story, set in the Algerian city of Oran. First the rats bleed and die, and then people begin to fall sick with the dreaded bubonic plague. As the weekly... more info
Customer Review: I was required to purchase this play for a Theatre class. Personally I don't care for the script. I feel like it is a bit hard to follow and unsatisfying. The vender has been wonderful! Thanks! J. Hickling
Customer Review: I read this book last 20 years ago during my lunch hours in a busy Greek cafe in downtown LA, and the experience of finding complete solitude in that environment was so extraordinary, and therefore, has never been forgotten. I am glad that I re-read this gem 20 years later in a completely different... more info
Customer Review: This is a delightful art(coffee table) book. Each page contains quotation from Proust which mention a specific painting or an artist; on the opposite page there is a well-printed plate of corresponding painting.Charming!
Customer Review: No Exit and Three Other Plays
An enjoyable & easy way to get into Sartre's Existentialism. "No Exit":3 people locked in a hotel room forever;Hell as other people:the last lines indicate how we can survive. "The Flies": The Electra story reformed; one can revolt against Fate and choose ones... more info
Customer Review: Candide by Voltaire This is a great classic. "Candide" treats important philosophical questions in unusual way. The book is brilliant and often laught-out-loud hilarious.
