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Books narrated by Jules Ronfard

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  • Nature Stories

    by Jules Renard ...
    The natural world in all its richness, glimpsed variously in the house, the barnyard, and the garden, in ponds and streams, and at large in the woods and the fields, including old friends like the dog, the cat, the cow, and the pig, along with more unusual and sometimes alarming characters such as the weasel, the dragonfly, snakes of several sorts, and even a whale, not to mention ants in their ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Journal 1887–1910

    Translated by Theo Cuffe ...
    A wry, observant masterpiece—one of the singular treasures of the French fin de siècleWritten between the age of twenty-three and his death at age forty-six, Jules Renard's Journal 1887–1910 is a triumph of introspection and wit. One of the most celebrated figures of Belle Époque Paris, Renard was also a prolific diarist whose private musings were first published in five volumes some fifteen years ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Histoires Naturelles

    by Jules Renard ...
    A delightful variation on the long tradition of bestiary writing, Jules Renard's short verse and prose poems have captured the imagination of readers and artists since they were originally written in 1894, with Ravel famously setting five of them to music. Presented in a dual-language edition by acclaimed translator Richard Stokes, this sumptuously produced volume will captivate and enchant new ... Read more

    $6.39 CAD

  • Audiobook

    100 Quotes by Jules Renard

    Narrated by Brad Carty ...

    Unabridged

    24 min

    '100 Quotes by Jules Renard' uncovers the famous French author and member of the literary organisation, Académie Goncourt.Famous for his poems, plays and short stories, his work spans the famous 'Poil de carotte'. The English novelist Julian Barnes' 2008 memoir 'Nothing to be Frightened Of' remains a proud homage to Renard, indicative of his continuous influence.His thoughts and musings transcend ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    700 Quotations from the Great French Writers of the 20th Century

    Unabridged

    2 hours 32 min

    "700 Quotations from the Great French Writers of the 20th Century" is a wonderful collection of wit and wisdom from some of the greatest French writers ever.From Anatole France and Jules Renard to Marcel Proust and André Gide, this carefully crafted collection is guaranteed to inspire, amuse, and entertain.Ideal for those needing a dose of encouragement. ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Europe Without Baedeker

    Sketches Among the Ruins of Italy, Greece and England, With Notes from a Diary of 1963–64: Paris, Rome, Budapest

    by Edmund Wilson ...
    First published in 1947, Edmund Wilson's Europe without Baedeker returns to print with personal notes from the preeminent author-critic.This volume provides an informative and vivid account of postwar Europe in the countries of Italy, Greece, and England, as well as diary entries from Wilson's many travels."The author--in measured, often seductive prose, makes a telling, thoughtful profile of the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • The Solitude of Compassion

    by Jean Giono ...
    Translated by Edward Ford ...
    The Solitude of Compassion, a collection of short stories never before available in English, won popular acclaim when it was originally published in France in 1932. It tells of small-town life in Provence, drawing on a whole village of fictional characters, often warm and decent, at times immoral and coarse. Giono writes of a friendship forged in a battlefield trench in the midst of World War I; ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • A Christmas Carol: Dual Language Reader (English/French)

    As opposed to memorizing French phrases or forcing yourself to get through another dry French grammar or verb manual, this Dual Language Reader ("DLR") will keep you excited to get to the next page! This compilation features Charles Dickens' classic masterpiece: "A Christmas Carol" coupled with the superb French translation by P.Lorain. Experience the magical story of Ebeneezer Scrooge & the ... Read more

    $8.23 CAD

  • Nausea

    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    Sartre's greatest novel — and existentialism's key text — now introduced by James Wood.Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which “spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the ... Read more

    $17.49 CAD

  • Trieste And Meaning Of Nowhere

    by Jan Morris ...
    A book for lovers of all things Italian -- an homage to the city of Trieste.This history-drenched city on the Adriatic has always tantalized Jan Morris with its moodiness and changeability. After visiting Trieste for more than half a century, she has come to see it as a touchstone for her interests and preoccupations: cities, seas, empires. It has even come to reflect her own life in its loves, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1

    The Way by Swann's

    by Marcel Proust ...
    Translated by Lydia Davis ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    One of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time Vol. 1: The Way by Swann's is published in a new translation from the French by Lydia Davis in Penguin Classics.The Way by Swann's is one of the great novels of childhood, depicting the impressions of a sensitive boy of his family and neighbours, brought dazzlingly back to life by the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Reunion

    by Fred Uhlman ...
    Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the GuardianReunion is a little-known but perfect novel with fans including Ian McEwan, John Boyne, Deborah Moggach, David Nicholls, Meg Rosoff and Sarah Perry.On a grey afternoon in 1932, a Stuttgart classroom is stirred by the arrival of a newcomer. Middle-class Hans is intrigued by the aristocratic new boy, Konradin, and before long they become best ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD