Christmas at the four corners of the earth

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Jean-Paul Sartre

In these four plays, Jean-Paul Sartre, the great existentialist novelist and philosopher, displays his mastery of the drama. No Exit is an unforgettable portrayal of hell. The Flies is a modern reworking of the Electra-Orestes story. Dirty Hands is about a young intellectual torn between theory and praxis. The Respectful Prostitute is a scathing attack on American racism. 4 plays about an existential portrayal of Hell, the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict and an arresting attack on American racism.

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Judy Petersen-Fleming and Bill Fleming

Photographs and text describe how to choose and care for a pet puppy. Comparisons are made with the care and behavior of wild animals in zoos and wild animal parks.

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Imran Hussain

Tales from the land of the blue hills and the red river. On a still moonlin night, Goroi jumps into the lake, hoping to meet the fathe he has never known in life. Bhanubala an her daughter-in-law Behula dance naked at midnight in a remote field to appease the rain god. firewood-seller Rabeya and her niece Dulali rebel against the shariyat. An addict undertakes the challenge of eating a basketful of red hot chillies for a little opium and some money.

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Judith Merkle Riley

Violée par son oncle à l'âge de quinze ans, Geneviève Pasquier est sauvée du suicide par La Voisin, la célèbre voyante. Celle-ci va la droguer pour mieux exploiter le don que possède la jeune fille : elle peut lire l'avenir dans un verre d'eau. Sous le nom de la marquise de Morville, Geneviève rend les oracles qui font courir tout Paris et qui vont la conduire jusqu'à Versailles. Mais "l'affaire des poisons" éclate où La Voisin est impliquée ...