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Into Thin Air

A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

par Jon Krakauer ...

Lu par Jon Krakauer ...

Version Abrégée

5 heure 58 min

When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six ... En savoir plus

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When Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon of May 10, 1996, he hadn't slept in fifty-seven hours and was reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion. As he turned to begin his long, dangerous descent from 29,028 feet, twenty other climbers were still pushing doggedly toward the top. No one had noticed that the sky had begun to fill with clouds. Six
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Our Voice of Fire

A Memoir of a Warrior Rising

par Brandi Morin ...

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5 heure 9 min

Winner, 2024 Writers' Union of Canada Freedom to Read AwardWinner, 2023 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for NonfictionFinalist, 2023 R****akuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeA wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on ... En savoir plus

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Winner, 2024 Writers' Union of Canada Freedom to Read AwardWinner, 2023 Wilfrid Eggleston Award for NonfictionFinalist, 2023 R****akuten Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeA wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.Brandi Morin is known for her clear-eyed and empathetic reporting on
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul

A People's History of Afghanistan

par Lyse Doucet ...

Lu par Lyse Doucet ...

Version Longue

13 heure 52 min

**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2026 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICEThe story of a hotel. The story of a nation.**When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on, ... En savoir plus

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**AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2026 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICEThe story of a hotel. The story of a nation.**When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on,
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A Memoir

par Barbara Walters ...

Lu par Bernadette Dunne ...

Version Longue

26 heure 46 min

Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: “I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.”And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than forty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, ... En savoir plus

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Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: “I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.”And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than forty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals,
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A Memoir

par Barbara Walters ...

Lu par Barbara Walters ...

Version Abrégée

5 heure 51 min

Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me:“I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.”And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than forty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, ... En savoir plus

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Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me:“I want to be you.” My stock reply is always: “Then you have to take the whole package.”And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that “whole package,” in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than forty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals,
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Book of Lives

A Memoir of Sorts

par Margaret Atwood ...

Lu par Margaret Atwood ...

Version Longue

25 heure 36 min

How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from one of our most lauded and influential cultural figures.“Every writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes. Though everything written must have passed through their minds, or mind, they are not the same.”Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents ... En savoir plus

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How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from one of our most lauded and influential cultural figures.“Every writer is at least two beings: the one who lives, and the one who writes. Though everything written must have passed through their minds, or mind, they are not the same.”Raised by ruggedly independent, scientifically minded parents
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The Glass Castle

A Memoir

par Jeannette Walls ...

Lu par Jeannette Walls ...

Version Longue

10 heure 25 min

Now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts. MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST The perennially bestselling, extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, ... En savoir plus

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Now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts. MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST The perennially bestselling, extraordinary, one-of-a-kind, “nothing short of spectacular” (Entertainment Weekly) memoir from one of the world’s most gifted storytellers. The Glass Castle is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption,
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We Breed Lions

Confronting Canada's Troubled Hockey Culture

par Rick Westhead ...

Lu par Rick Westhead, Stephen Brunt ...

Version Longue

12 heure 57 min

**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE 2026 BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICYFINALIST FOR THE 2026 HERITAGE TORONTO BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDA hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and startling ... En savoir plus

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**AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE 2026 BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICYFINALIST FOR THE 2026 HERITAGE TORONTO BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARDA hard-hitting and powerful look at hockey's moment of reckoning in Canada, and the ways in which a game that is so universally loved has been rocked in recent years by court cases involving sexual assault and startling
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Dust Tracks on a Road

An Autobiography

par Zora Neale Hurston ...

Lu par Bahni Turpin ...

Version Longue

11 heure 22 min

“Warm, witty, imaginative.... This is a rich and winning book.”—The New YorkerDust Tracks on a Road is the bold, poignant, and funny autobiography of novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of American literature’s most compelling and influential authors. Hurston’s powerful novels of the South—including Jonah’s Gourd Vine and, most famously, Their Eyes Were Watching God ... En savoir plus

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“Warm, witty, imaginative.... This is a rich and winning book.”—The New YorkerDust Tracks on a Road is the bold, poignant, and funny autobiography of novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of American literature’s most compelling and influential authors. Hurston’s powerful novels of the South—including Jonah’s Gourd Vine and, most famously, Their Eyes Were Watching God
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How to Lose Your Mother

A Daughter's Memoir

par Molly Jong-Fast ...

Lu par Molly Jong-Fast ...

Version Longue

6 heure 55 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025“With propulsive humor and perspective on her annus horribilis, Jong-Fast achieves the memoir’s transformative work of alchemy, arming us all with lines so good you won’t just want to underline them, you will want to cut them out to share.” —The Washington Post“This raw, intimate memoir is a stunning portrait of ... En savoir plus

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025“With propulsive humor and perspective on her annus horribilis, Jong-Fast achieves the memoir’s transformative work of alchemy, arming us all with lines so good you won’t just want to underline them, you will want to cut them out to share.” —The Washington Post“This raw, intimate memoir is a stunning portrait of
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La cloche de détresse

par Sylvia Plath ...

Lu par Constance Dollé ...

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8 heure 24 min

"Je me rendais bien compte que, cet été, quelque chose en moi ne tournait pas rond." Lauréate d’un concours de poésie, Esther Greenwood découvre New York l’été de ses dix-neuf ans. Étourdie par les cocktails, la mode, les flirts et les amitiés fugaces, elle découvre la vie mondaine. Censée s’amuser comme jamais, elle s’ennuie et se trouve progressivement assaillie par des pensées morbides. De ... En savoir plus

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"Je me rendais bien compte que, cet été, quelque chose en moi ne tournait pas rond." Lauréate d’un concours de poésie, Esther Greenwood découvre New York l’été de ses dix-neuf ans. Étourdie par les cocktails, la mode, les flirts et les amitiés fugaces, elle découvre la vie mondaine. Censée s’amuser comme jamais, elle s’ennuie et se trouve progressivement assaillie par des pensées morbides. De
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Positive Obsession

The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

par Susana M. Morris ...

Lu par Karen Murray ...

Version Longue

8 heure 48 min

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an ... En savoir plus

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A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an
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Devotion

par Patti Smith ...

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Collections Livre audio : 1 - The Why I Write Series
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2 heure 8 min

From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention.A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic—its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book, one of our culture’s beloved artists offers a detailed ... En savoir plus

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From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention.A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic—its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book, one of our culture’s beloved artists offers a detailed
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The Start, 1904–1930

par William L. Shirer ...

Lu par Grover Gardner ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - Twentieth Century Journey Series
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22 heure 9 min

William L. Shirer was a CBS foreign correspondent and renowned author of New York Times bestselling nonfiction about World War II, and this is the first part of his three-part autobiography.A renowned journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer chronicles his own life story in a personal history that parallels the greater historical events for which he served ... En savoir plus

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William L. Shirer was a CBS foreign correspondent and renowned author of New York Times bestselling nonfiction about World War II, and this is the first part of his three-part autobiography.A renowned journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, William L. Shirer chronicles his own life story in a personal history that parallels the greater historical events for which he served
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C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity

A Biography

par George M. Marsden ...

Lu par Robert Ian Mackenzie ...

Collections series Lives of the Great Religious Books
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5 heure 26 min

Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican--famously converting to ... En savoir plus

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Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book. George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglican--famously converting to
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

Essays and Arguments

par David Foster Wallace ...

Lu par Paul Garcia ...

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17 heure 46 min

These widely acclaimed essays from the besteselling author of Infinite Jest — on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more — established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation.In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern ... En savoir plus

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These widely acclaimed essays from the besteselling author of Infinite Jest — on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more — established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation.In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern
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Coyote

The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard

par Robert M. Dowling ...

Lu par Stephen Graybill ...

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13 heure 33 min

A revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepard—the dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, “the poet laureate of America’s emotional badlands” (Jack Kroll).Sam Shepard was a true American original. A theater and film icon who lived life on a mythic scale, Shepard became an embodiment of the fierce independence and wild freedom of the American West. Taking us from the creative ... En savoir plus

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A revelatory, magisterial biography of Sam Shepard—the dark, rugged genius of modern American theater and film, “the poet laureate of America’s emotional badlands” (Jack Kroll).Sam Shepard was a true American original. A theater and film icon who lived life on a mythic scale, Shepard became an embodiment of the fierce independence and wild freedom of the American West. Taking us from the creative
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Mémoire de fille

par Annie Ernaux ...

Lu par Dominique Reymond ...

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3 heure 38 min

"J’ai voulu l’oublier cette fille. L’oublier vraiment, c’est-à-dire ne plus avoir envie d’écrire sur elle. Ne plus penser que je dois écrire sur elle, son désir, sa folie, son idiotie et son orgueil, sa faim et son sang tari. Je n’y suis jamais parvenue." Dans Mémoire de fille, Annie Ernaux replonge dans l’été 1958, celui de sa première nuit avec un homme, à la colonie de S dans l’Orne. Nuit dont ... En savoir plus

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"J’ai voulu l’oublier cette fille. L’oublier vraiment, c’est-à-dire ne plus avoir envie d’écrire sur elle. Ne plus penser que je dois écrire sur elle, son désir, sa folie, son idiotie et son orgueil, sa faim et son sang tari. Je n’y suis jamais parvenue." Dans Mémoire de fille, Annie Ernaux replonge dans l’été 1958, celui de sa première nuit avec un homme, à la colonie de S dans l’Orne. Nuit dont
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The World According to Rod

The Best of Rod Liddle in The Spectator

par Rod Liddle ...

Lu par Henry Dubb ...

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10 heure

For three decades, Rod Liddle's Spectator column took aim at the absurdities of British public life - from Westminster and the media to celebrity culture, education policy and crime - winning him a broad and devoted readership, if not always the approval of the magazine's lawyers.The World According to Rod collects some of his sharpest, funniest and most outrageous columns in one volume. Whether ... En savoir plus

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For three decades, Rod Liddle's Spectator column took aim at the absurdities of British public life - from Westminster and the media to celebrity culture, education policy and crime - winning him a broad and devoted readership, if not always the approval of the magazine's lawyers.The World According to Rod collects some of his sharpest, funniest and most outrageous columns in one volume. Whether
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Wat wij willen

Mijn leven als moeder, vrouw, feminist

par Isabel Allende ...

Lu par Hymke de Vries ...

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4 heure 17 min

'Al sinds mijn kinderjaren had ik één doel: voor mezelf kunnen zorgen, en dat heb ik gedaan.' Isabel Allende In Wat wij willen neemt Isabel Allende ons mee op haar meest persoonlijke en emotionele reis in jaren. Ze vertelt over de belangrijke rol die het feminisme in haar leven speelt, van haar kindertijd tot nu. Ze roemt de vrouwen die haar leven richting hebben gegeven, zoals haar moeder ... En savoir plus

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'Al sinds mijn kinderjaren had ik één doel: voor mezelf kunnen zorgen, en dat heb ik gedaan.' Isabel Allende In Wat wij willen neemt Isabel Allende ons mee op haar meest persoonlijke en emotionele reis in jaren. Ze vertelt over de belangrijke rol die het feminisme in haar leven speelt, van haar kindertijd tot nu. Ze roemt de vrouwen die haar leven richting hebben gegeven, zoals haar moeder
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Jeppe og Marie

par Bjarne Nielsen Brovst ...

Lu par Agnethe Bjørn ...

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10 heure 16 min

Jeppe Aakjær og Marie Bregendahl voksede op i det samme lille sogn ved Karup Å.Hun var den rige gårdmandsdatter, han den fattige hedebondesøn. Trods store vanskeligheder og megen modgang får de hinanden, bliver gift og får barn.Men den lille familie må lide store afsavn i 1890’ernes København. Efter kun to års ægteskab går Jeppe og Marie fra hinanden, og kærlighed bliver til had – men også til to ... En savoir plus

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Jeppe Aakjær og Marie Bregendahl voksede op i det samme lille sogn ved Karup Å.Hun var den rige gårdmandsdatter, han den fattige hedebondesøn. Trods store vanskeligheder og megen modgang får de hinanden, bliver gift og får barn.Men den lille familie må lide store afsavn i 1890’ernes København. Efter kun to års ægteskab går Jeppe og Marie fra hinanden, og kærlighed bliver til had – men også til to
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Sagan à toute allure

par Marie-Dominique Lelièvre ...

Lu par Léonore Boissière ...

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8 heure 55 min

Vibrante icône dont l'anticonformisme délicieusement scandaleux et le mode de vie solaire ont incarné les rêves de plusieurs générations depuis l'après-guerre, Françoise Sagan habite notre imaginaire. Marie-Dominique Lelièvre l'a prise en filature et revisite son mythe.Menant une enquête littéraire à suspense, elle a eu accès à des archives confidentielles. Elle a rencontré les amis intimes de ... En savoir plus

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Vibrante icône dont l'anticonformisme délicieusement scandaleux et le mode de vie solaire ont incarné les rêves de plusieurs générations depuis l'après-guerre, Françoise Sagan habite notre imaginaire. Marie-Dominique Lelièvre l'a prise en filature et revisite son mythe.Menant une enquête littéraire à suspense, elle a eu accès à des archives confidentielles. Elle a rencontré les amis intimes de
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Mario Vargas Llosa

par Ricardo Cayuela Gally, Ricardo Cayuela Gally ...

Lu par Ana Ragasol ...

Collections Livre audio : 7 - Para entender
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2 heure 22 min

Mario Vargas Llosa ha tenido una carrera fértil y universalmente reconocida, con más de 40 títulos publicados, en los que ha combinado la narrativa, el ensayo, la dramaturgia y las memorias. Sus escritos se leen en decenas de idiomas y han sido reconocidos con los principales premios literarios del mundo, incluso el Nobel de Literatura. El autor nos presenta un análisis de la vida y obra del ... En savoir plus

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Mario Vargas Llosa ha tenido una carrera fértil y universalmente reconocida, con más de 40 títulos publicados, en los que ha combinado la narrativa, el ensayo, la dramaturgia y las memorias. Sus escritos se leen en decenas de idiomas y han sido reconocidos con los principales premios literarios del mundo, incluso el Nobel de Literatura. El autor nos presenta un análisis de la vida y obra del
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Jeg vil!

En forfatters portræt af Sigrid Undset

par Ida Jessen, Bettina Kjærulff-Schmidt ...

Lu par Tammi Øst ...

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8 heure 11 min

Sigrid Undset ville være forfatter, ville forelske sig lidenskabeligt, ville have en stor familie, ville sit politiske engagement og sin tro, ville brænde sit lys i begge ender.Ida Jessen er dybt fascineret af den norske forfatter. Hun vil forstå, hvordan Sigrid Undset skabte sine bøger, der førte frem til Nobelprisen i 1928, og hvordan hun prøvede at forene liv og arbejde i en virkelighed, der ... En savoir plus

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Sigrid Undset ville være forfatter, ville forelske sig lidenskabeligt, ville have en stor familie, ville sit politiske engagement og sin tro, ville brænde sit lys i begge ender.Ida Jessen er dybt fascineret af den norske forfatter. Hun vil forstå, hvordan Sigrid Undset skabte sine bøger, der førte frem til Nobelprisen i 1928, og hvordan hun prøvede at forene liv og arbejde i en virkelighed, der
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