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L’Assommoir

"I wanted to depict the inevitable downfall of the working-class family in the polluted atmosphere...

Thanks to our guest reviewer, Kenny Campbell. "I was familiar with Zola's later career, and knew...

According to Primo Levi, Alone in Berlin is "the greatest book ever written about the German...

Imprisoned for 'socialist thinking' in 1931, Tokyo-born Genzaburo Yoshino was later commissioned,...

"One of the greatest novels ever written about grief, loneliness and isolation...Richly, almost...

Nothing I could say about this book would make you want to read it more than this fantastic...

"One of the most intriguing and appealing character studies in recent European fiction." -Kirkus...