“The sky was so blue it hurt your eyes.” Windows on the World by Frédéric Beigbeder is a harrowing and experimental novel that intertwines two parallel narratives set […]
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“Advertising is the most beautiful lie in the world.” Chapter 1: The Advertising Machine The protagonist, Octave Parango, introduces himself as a cynical advertising executive in Paris. He […]
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Someone I Loved
“Love is not about possession. It’s about appreciation.” Chapter 1: The Unexpected Visit Chloé, a successful but emotionally distant architect, receives an unexpected visit from her ex-husband, Pierre, […]
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Hunting and Gathering
“Sometimes, happiness is just a matter of putting the right people together in the same place.” Chapter 1: The Unlikely Roommates The novel introduces four misfits living in […]
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The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles
“Life is like a crocodile: it watches you with yellow eyes, waiting for the right moment to strike.” The novel follows the lives of two sisters, Joséphine and […]
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The Waitress Was New
“I was just a waiter, but I saw everything.” Chapter 1: The Café Routine The novel opens with Pierre, an aging waiter, observing the daily rhythms of the […]
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The Little Communist Who Never Smiled
“She was a doll, a puppet, a little soldier. But she was also a child.” Prologue The novel opens with the introduction of Nadia Comăneci, the legendary Romanian […]
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How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are
“Parisian women don’t care what you think. They care what they think.” Introduction: The Parisian Mystique The book opens by demystifying the allure of Parisian women, presenting them […]
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French Rhapsody
“Time is a thief, but memory is a smuggler.” The novel French Rhapsody follows Alain Massoulier, a middle-aged doctor in Paris who receives an unexpected cassette tape in […]
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The Red Notebook
“A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is unlikely to look out.” — Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Chapter 1: The Lost Handbag Laurent […]