Book Reviews
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Nana – Émile Zola
Nana – Émile Zola – 1880 Reviewed by: Liliana Rodriguez Maynez Date: 15 April 2003 A really pleasant and entertaining book. I highly recommend it for almost anybody. I only give it three stars because...
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Candide – Voltaire
Candide – Voltaire – 1759 Reviewed by: Guillermo Maynez Date: 5 August 2004 The problem posed by Voltaire in this gem of a little book is common to practically all modern religions (insofar as religio...
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The Red and the Black – Stendhal
The Red and the Black – Stendhal – 1830 Reviewed by: Avi Date: 10 April 2003 I read the book in English. It made me want to read it in French. The hero of the book, Julien Sorel is caught up in the u...
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The Skin of My Dreams – Raymond Queneau
The Skin of My Dreams – Raymond Queneau – 1944 Reviewed by: Christopher Moore Date: 5 November 2004 Who is Jacques l’Aumône? This short novel begins and ends in the atelier of the unknown poet Louis-Ph...
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In Search of Lost Time – Marcel Proust
In Search of Lost Time – Marcel Proust – 1913 Reviewed by: Michael Sympson Date: 2 September 2001 Before we are going to lose ourselves in superlatives, a few pointers might be in place: (1) Proust’s novel ...
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Manon Lescaut – Abbé Prévost
Manon Lescaut – Abbé Prévost – 1731 Reviewed by: Lale Date: 23 September 2001 My good friend Christopher was very surprised to find out that I hadn’t liked Manon Lescaut. He said that it was “like champagne on...
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Complete Essays – Michel de Montaigne
Complete Essays – Michel de Montaigne – 1580 Reviewed by: Michael Sympson Date: 17 September 2001 The voice of a good friend. Should I ever be forced to run away from war and disaster with nothing else but on...
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Tartuffe – Jean Baptiste Molière
Tartuffe – Jean Baptiste Molière – 1664 Reviewed by: Lale I would love to see Tartuffe on stage. I can imagine how hilarious it would be. There are a couple of scenes so comical that even on paper they look very fun...
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The School for Wives – Jean Baptiste Molière
The School for Wives – Jean Baptiste Molière – 1662 Reviewed by: Lale Arnolphe! Even in the 17th century nobody should be so out-of-touch! And you Horace! Your recounts of your love life to Arnolphe make Monica Lewi...
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The Hypochondriac -Jean Baptiste Molière
The Hypochondriac – Jean Baptiste Molière – 1673 Reviewed by: Lale The Hypochondriac is my favourite Molière play. I recommend this play to anyone who is or has ever been ill (real or imaginary). Argan loves to be s...
