"Set in a bizarre and slightly sinister town where the elderly are auctioned off at an Old Folks Fair, the townspeople assail the priest in hopes of making it rain, and the official town scapegoat bears the shame of the citizens by fishing junk out of the river with his teeth. Heartsnatcher is Boris Vian's most playful and most serious work." "The main character is Clementine, a mother who punishes her husband for causing her the excruciating pain of giving birth to three babies. As they age, she becomes increasingly obsessed with protecting them, going so far as to build an invisible wall around their property."--Jacket.
AGAINST THE SEASON is a consciously old-fashioned, stylicized [sic] novel about cycles of birth, growth, and death ... An old woman comes to terms with her dead sister while reading her diaries, her pregnant housekeeper teaches her shy grandnephew a little courage; a middle-aged couple yearn to overcome loneliness, an elderly couple court in the face of public ridicule, and Dina Pyros, used furniture dealer and town butch, is courted, public and privately, by Rosemary Hopwood, social worker, nervous, aristocractic and very determined.
Sixteen-year-old Hanna learns about life, love, happiness, and pain when she finally starts dating the boy she has had a long-time crush on, and when she discovers the complicated truth about her beloved Gran.
Un photographe, Antonio, retourne à Lisbonne après dix ans d’absence. Il y retrouve le correspondant de son journal, Vincent, le narrateur de ce récit, afin de suivre le procès d’un tueur en série. Enfant, Antonio a rencontré en une fillette, Canard, l’amour mythique, éternel, celui qui promet de grandir sans jamais s’affadir, mais ce rêve de bonheur s’est déchiré.… Un photographe, Antonio, retourne à Lisbonne après dix ans d’absence. Il y retrouve le correspondant de son journal, Vincent, le narrateur de ce récit, afin de suivre le procès d’un tueur en série. Enfant, Antonio a rencontré en une fillette, Canard, l’amour mythique, éternel, celui qui promet de grandir sans jamais s’affadir, mais ce rêve de bonheur s’est déchiré. Vincent a ses raisons, peu avouables de vouloir guérir cette blessure, réparer ce qui s’est brisé, retrouver Canard. Lui qui est si peu doué pour la vie, lui qui n’achève jamais rien de ce qu’il entreprend, veut devenir l’artisan d’un destin inaccompli. Chaque rencontre rapproche du but comme la vague pousse un radeau vers le rivage. Mais il n’est d’horizon qui ne se déplace sans cesse... . Electrico W raconte les neuf jours de cette quête en ce mois de septembre 1985 où la terre trembla à Mexico et où mourut l’écrivain Italo Calvino. Si les tramways, comme l'Electrico W qui donne son nom au livre, suivent des rails, la vie des hommes obéit à d’autres lois.
Brendan Madden is in the midst of his senior year of high school and couldn't be happier. He has a great group of friends, his pick of colleges, and he has recently come to terms with his sexuality. One night, he meets Mark Galovic, a gorgeous, younger classmate of his. In a matter of minutes, Brendan is hooked. As the friendship between them grows, Brendan reaches his breaking point when he spontaneously confesses his feelings to him. Brendan is shocked and elated to find out that Mark feels the same way about him. The two begin to date, but because Mark is not out, it must remain a secret. As their friends and family become suspicious, openly gay Brendan becomes increasingly frustrated with their discreet relationship, while Mark becomes more and more paranoid that they're going to be found out.
Arrache-coeur by Boris Vian | Literally Just Books
