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The Discreet Pleasures of Rejection by Martin Page
A funny yet poignant tour of one young man’s existential crisis, The Discreet Pleasures of Rejection is another short novel from France’s Martin Page. Virgil comes home from work one day to a message on his answering machine-his girlfriend is breaking up with him. This news should be devastating, The Discreet Pleasures of Rejection by Martin Page">[+]Sep. 03, 10
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I never dared hope for you by Christian Bobin
Containing 11 short, contemplative sketches—rarely more than 10 pages long—this collection reflects upon time, paying attention, solitude, companionship, and grace. In an era of increasingly cynical, mediatized or sensationalistic literature, the voice is a quiet plea for sanity, simplicity, and I never dared hope for you by Christian Bobin">[+]Sep. 03, 10
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In Memoriam Raymond Federman
The French Cultural Services in Los Angeles are saddened by the news of Raymond Federman’s passing on October 6, 2009.
Raymond Federman (1928–2009) was a French–American novelist and academic, known also for poetry, essays, translations, and criticism.
He was born in Montrouge, France, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1947.
He studied at Columbia University and as a graduate at UCLA, where he earned a doctorate in comparative literature on Samuel Beckett. He was also a co-founder of the Fiction [+]
Raymond Federman (1928–2009) was a French–American novelist and academic, known also for poetry, essays, translations, and criticism.
He was born in Montrouge, France, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1947.
He studied at Columbia University and as a graduate at UCLA, where he earned a doctorate in comparative literature on Samuel Beckett. He was also a co-founder of the Fiction [+]
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