Satire books from France
Recommended satire books (6)
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If you are into satire here are some satire books from France for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Harold and Maude by Colin Higgins EN
Description:
Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She liberates trees from city sidewalks and transplants them to the forest, paints smiles on the faces of church statues, and "borrows" cars to remind their owners that life is fleeting—here today, gone tomorrow! A chance meeting between the two turns into a madcap, whirlwind romance, and Harold learns that life is worth living, and how to play the banjo. Har... continue
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Le passe-muraille by Marcel Aymé FR
Description:
Un essai Etude approfondie d'un grand texte classique ou contemporain par un spécialiste de l'œuvre : approche critique originale des multiples facettes du texte dans une présentation claire et rigoureuse. Un dossier Bibliographie, chronologie, variantes, témoignages, extraits de presse. Eclaircissements historiques et contextuels, commentaires critiques récents. Un ouvrage efficace, élégant. Une nouvelle manière de lire.
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Tartuffe : Comedy in Five Acts, 1669 by Molière EN
Description:
An imposter cleric gets into the house of the wealthy Orgon, whom he fools into promising him his wealth, position, and his young daughter. The translation into English verse of one of Molière's most masterful and most popular plays. A continuous delight from beginning to end (Richard Eberhart). Introduction by Richard Wilbur.
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The Miser : A Comedy by Molière EN
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute thi... continue
