Originally Posted by NickAdams
Thanks for your nominations but could you be more specific and choose one book to nominate, please?
Thanks for your nominations but could you be more specific and choose one book to nominate, please?
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Whatever by Michel Houellebecq
There once was a scotsman named Drew
Who put too much wine in his stew
He felt a bit drunk
And fell off his bunk
And landed smack into his shoe ~(C) Ms Niamh Anne King
I've recently learned of Houllebecq. The review made him seem interesting. Have you ever read him Kilt?
LET THERE BE LIGHT
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I have read whatever, after seeing it mentioned in a post by Unnamable. I really enjoyed it, I saw some similarities between him and Brett Easton Ellis. Ellis is writing for the graduates of the 80's/early 90's, whereas I see Houllebecq as being the Ellis for my generation.
I specifically recommended Whatever because it is short and can be read within a week or so, however there is still plenty to discuss regarding themes and ideas.
There once was a scotsman named Drew
Who put too much wine in his stew
He felt a bit drunk
And fell off his bunk
And landed smack into his shoe ~(C) Ms Niamh Anne King
Hmmm that's interesting. Moira likes this author if i am not mistaken
Just for the heck of it-- Les Instituts de la Religion Chrétienne by Jean Cauvin (The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin). He was, after all, French, and, hey, it would probably take at least a month to read.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.--Romans 1:7
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Hmmm, actually Whatever sounds pretty interesting. I'll nominate Sartre's "Nausea" since it's been sitting on my bookshelf staring at me. But I may vote for Whatever.
Also relevant, has anyone seen La Haine? I just finished watching it, and then saw this thread. Interesting coincidence, and very moving film.
and somehow a dog
has taken itself & its tail considerably away
into the mountains or sea or sky, leaving
behind: me, wag.
- John Berryman
Beckett
Sartre's The Wall (Intimacy)
"Do you mind if I reel in this fish?" - Dale Harris
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn." - Ernest Hemingway
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Just reading the rules of the forum , I see that I may not be entitled to that vote.
Anyway , if you are looking for a good french book , try "Voyage au bout de la nuit " from L.F. Celine .
If we already have Stendhal picked, then I think I'll go for something a little more intellectual. How about Nausea?
"Par instants je suis le Pauvre Navire
[...] Par instants je meurs la mort du Pecheur
[...] O mais! par instants"
--"Birds in the Night" by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Join the discussion here: http://www.online-literature.com/for...5&goto=newpost
Nominations so far:
1. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
2. Whatever by Michel Houellebecq
3. Nausea by Sartre
4. The Wall (Intimacy) by SartreThe Club is for works of fiction, I am afraid, WFL.Stendhal hasn't been picked yet and Nausea has already been nominated.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Is the Three Musketeers French?
Shall these bones live?
Indeed it is, Baki.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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OOOh then I nominte that and also 20 years After and The Man In the Iron Mask, Also by Dumas.
um....and The Count of Monte Cristo!
Shall these bones live?
One nomination only please!
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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