“I was nothing more than a shadow among shadows.” Chapter 1: The Encounter The narrator, Jean, recalls his time in Paris in the 1960s. He meets a mysterious […]
French literature
Dora Bruder
“I will never know how she spent her days, where she hid, in whose company she passed the winter months of her first escape, nor the few weeks […]
French literature
So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood
“Memory is a strange thing. When I was in the midst of it, it wasn’t there, and now that it’s no longer there, I can see it clearly.” […]
French literature
Honeymoon
“I had the impression that I was walking in the footsteps of a shadow.” Chapter 1: The Disappearance The novel opens with Jean B., a documentary filmmaker, stumbling […]
French literature
Missing Person
“I am nothing. Nothing but a pale shape, silhouetted that evening against the café terrace, waiting for the rain to stop.” Chapter 1 Guy Roland, a private detective […]