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Eastbound

by Maylis De Kerangal ...

Translated by Jessica Moore ...

**** SELECTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AS 1 OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR **** INCLUDED ON THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 **“At The New York Times Book Review, I think it's fair to say we were dazzled by the way the author creates . . . a miniature masterpiece of narrative tension and compression” – Emily Eakin, "The Book Review" podcastIn this gripping tale, a Russian conscript and a French ... Read more

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**** SELECTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES AS 1 OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR **** INCLUDED ON THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 **“At The New York Times Book Review, I think it's fair to say we were dazzled by the way the author creates . . . a miniature masterpiece of narrative tension and compression” – Emily Eakin, "The Book Review" podcastIn this gripping tale, a Russian conscript and a French
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Eastbound

by Maylis De Kerangal ...

Eastbound was developed from a radio commission, written whilst the author was travelling on the Trans-Siberian from Novossibirsk to Vladivostok, as part of the French Ministry of Culture's programme of French-Russian events in 2010. It was inspired by the author's observations on the ground. Published in France two years after her award-winning novel Birth of a Bridge (2010), this novella maps ... Read more

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Eastbound was developed from a radio commission, written whilst the author was travelling on the Trans-Siberian from Novossibirsk to Vladivostok, as part of the French Ministry of Culture's programme of French-Russian events in 2010. It was inspired by the author's observations on the ground. Published in France two years after her award-winning novel Birth of a Bridge (2010), this novella maps
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Off the Beaten Track

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Illustrated by Tom Haugomat ...

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Independence: A powerful adventure tale that encourages self-reliance and self-esteem, and to be resilient and resourceful.Mentorship: A unique story of mentorship and friendship between a boy and a safe adult.Coming-of-age story: Sparse text and beautiful illustrations make Off the Beaten Track an ideal coming-of-age story for kids learning to find their self-confidence and ability to express ... Read more

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Independence: A powerful adventure tale that encourages self-reliance and self-esteem, and to be resilient and resourceful.Mentorship: A unique story of mentorship and friendship between a boy and a safe adult.Coming-of-age story: Sparse text and beautiful illustrations make Off the Beaten Track an ideal coming-of-age story for kids learning to find their self-confidence and ability to express
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Mend the Living

by Maylis de Kerangal ...

Translated by Jessica Moore ...

Mend the Living is the story of a heart transplant, centred around Simon Limbeau, the boy whose heart is given, and his family.Taking place within exactly twenty-four hours, the novel traces the thrill of an early-morning winter surf session, the terrible accident that follows, and all the urgency and compassion of the hospital workers, and shock and grief of Simon’s family as they negotiate the ... Read more

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Mend the Living is the story of a heart transplant, centred around Simon Limbeau, the boy whose heart is given, and his family.Taking place within exactly twenty-four hours, the novel traces the thrill of an early-morning winter surf session, the terrible accident that follows, and all the urgency and compassion of the hospital workers, and shock and grief of Simon’s family as they negotiate the
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Birth of a Bridge

by Maylis de Kerangal ...

Translated by Jessica Moore ...

From one of the most exciting novelists writing in France today comes Birth of a Bridge – the story of a handful of men and women of various backgrounds and classes, who assemble around the construction of a giant suspension bridge in Coca, a fictional city somewhere in a mythical and fantastic California.Told on a sweeping scale reminiscent of classic American adventure films, this Médicis Prize ... Read more

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From one of the most exciting novelists writing in France today comes Birth of a Bridge – the story of a handful of men and women of various backgrounds and classes, who assemble around the construction of a giant suspension bridge in Coca, a fictional city somewhere in a mythical and fantastic California.Told on a sweeping scale reminiscent of classic American adventure films, this Médicis Prize
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Scattered Love

by Maylis Besserie ...

Translated by Clíona Ní Ríordáin ...

'She entered the house like a shadow … She was like a divine elixir: one drop for each of my thoughts. … I could feel the breath of the warrior, the Queen of Ireland, and it intoxicated me with the wind of hope, like noble wine.'She is Maud Gonne, the muse of writer William Butler Yeats. Yeats here returns as a ghost, having been buried in southern France in January 1939 at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. ... Read more

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'She entered the house like a shadow … She was like a divine elixir: one drop for each of my thoughts. … I could feel the breath of the warrior, the Queen of Ireland, and it intoxicated me with the wind of hope, like noble wine.'She is Maud Gonne, the muse of writer William Butler Yeats. Yeats here returns as a ghost, having been buried in southern France in January 1939 at Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.
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Yell, Sam, If You Still Can

Le Tiers Temps

by Maylis Besserie ...

Translated by Clíona ní Riordáin ...

This novel by Maylis Besserie, the first of her Irish trilogy, shows us Samuel Beckett at the end of his life in 1989, living in Le Tiers-Temps retirement home. It is as if Beckett has come to live in one of his own stage productions, peopled with strange, unhinged individuals, waiting for the end of days.Yell, Sam, If You Still Can is filled with voices. From diary notes to clinical reports to ... Read more

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This novel by Maylis Besserie, the first of her Irish trilogy, shows us Samuel Beckett at the end of his life in 1989, living in Le Tiers-Temps retirement home. It is as if Beckett has come to live in one of his own stage productions, peopled with strange, unhinged individuals, waiting for the end of days.Yell, Sam, If You Still Can is filled with voices. From diary notes to clinical reports to
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Land Delivery Systems in West African Cities

The Example of Bamako, Mali

by Alain Durand-Lasserve, Maÿlis Durand-Lasserve, Harris Selod ...

Series series Africa Development Forum
Urban and peri-urban land markets in rapidly expanding West African cities operate within and across different coexisting tenure regimes and involve complex procedures to obtain or make land available for housing. Because a structured framework lacks for the analysis of such systems, this book proposes a systemic approach and applies it to Bamako and its surrounding areas. The framework revolves ... Read more

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Urban and peri-urban land markets in rapidly expanding West African cities operate within and across different coexisting tenure regimes and involve complex procedures to obtain or make land available for housing. Because a structured framework lacks for the analysis of such systems, this book proposes a systemic approach and applies it to Bamako and its surrounding areas. The framework revolves
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Francis Bacon's Nanny

Translated by Clíona Ní Ríordáin ...

by Maylis Besserie ...

At the very centre of the life of one of the twentieth-century's greatest artists was the most unexpected of life-long influences. The aptly named Jessie Lightfoot shielded the young Francis Bacon from the brutish violence of his bullying father, as well as from his worst self-immolating excesses later in life. The tenderness, wit and warmth of this inimitable Nanny stands in illuminating relief ... Read more

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At the very centre of the life of one of the twentieth-century's greatest artists was the most unexpected of life-long influences. The aptly named Jessie Lightfoot shielded the young Francis Bacon from the brutish violence of his bullying father, as well as from his worst self-immolating excesses later in life. The tenderness, wit and warmth of this inimitable Nanny stands in illuminating relief
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Land Delivery Systems in West African Cities

The Example of Bamako, Mali

by Alain Durand-Lasserve, Maÿlis Durand-Lasserve, Harris Selod ...

Series series Africa Development Forum
Urban and peri-urban land markets in rapidly expanding West African cities operate within and across different coexisting tenure regimes and involve complex procedures to obtain or make land available for housing. Because a structured framework lacks for the analysis of such systems, this book proposes a systemic approach and applies it to Bamako and its surrounding areas. The framework revolves ... Read more

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Urban and peri-urban land markets in rapidly expanding West African cities operate within and across different coexisting tenure regimes and involve complex procedures to obtain or make land available for housing. Because a structured framework lacks for the analysis of such systems, this book proposes a systemic approach and applies it to Bamako and its surrounding areas. The framework revolves
... Read more
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Eastbound

by Maylis De Kerangal ...

Narrated by Jennifer Pickens ...

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In this gripping tale, a Russian conscript and a French woman cross paths on the Trans-Siberian railroad, each fleeing to the east for their own reasonsEastbound is both an adventure story and a duet of two vibrant inner worlds.In mysterious, winding sentences gorgeously translated by Jessica Moore, De Kerangal gives us the story of two unlikely souls entwined in a quest for freedom with a ... Read more

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In this gripping tale, a Russian conscript and a French woman cross paths on the Trans-Siberian railroad, each fleeing to the east for their own reasonsEastbound is both an adventure story and a duet of two vibrant inner worlds.In mysterious, winding sentences gorgeously translated by Jessica Moore, De Kerangal gives us the story of two unlikely souls entwined in a quest for freedom with a
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Invisible Population

The Place of the Dead in East-Asian Megacities

by Katsumi Shimane, Fabienne Duteil-Ogata, Maylis Bellocq, Yukihiro Kawaguchi, Elise Prebin, Ryokei Takamura, Kim Shi Dug ...

The issue of population ageing in East-Asia has been extensively studied but we remain in the dark as to the fate of the region’s growing dead population, particularly in the largest metropolitan areas where there is bitter competition for space among the various human activities. From private cemetery developers to undertakers, not to mention a vast array of sub-contractors, death is discreetly ... Read more

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The issue of population ageing in East-Asia has been extensively studied but we remain in the dark as to the fate of the region’s growing dead population, particularly in the largest metropolitan areas where there is bitter competition for space among the various human activities. From private cemetery developers to undertakers, not to mention a vast array of sub-contractors, death is discreetly
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