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The Interpretation of Murder

Rubenfeld, Jed

Publié en 2007

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Roman

In this ingenious, suspenseful historical thriller, Sigmund Freud is drawn into the mind of a sadistic killer who is savagely attacking Manhattan’s wealthiest heiresses Inspired by Sigmund Freud’s only visit to America, The Interpretation of Murder is an intricate tale of murder and the mind’s most dangerous mysteries. It unfurls on a sweltering August evening in 1909 as Freud disembarks from the steamship George Washington, accompanied by Carl Jung, his rival and protégé. Across town, in an opulent apartment high above the city, a stunning young woman is found dangling from a chandelier—whipped, mutilated, and strangled. The next day, a second beauty—a rebellious heiress who scorns both high society and her less adventurous parents—barely escapes the killer. Yet Nora Acton, suffering from hysteria, can recall nothing of her attack. Asked to help her, Dr. Stratham Younger, America’s most committed Freudian analyst, calls in his idol, the Master himself, to guide him through the challenges of analyzing this high-spirited young woman whose family past has been as complicated as his own. The Interpretation of Murder leads readers from the salons of Gramercy Park, through secret passages, to Chinatown—even far below the currents of the East River where laborers are building the Manhattan Bridge. As Freud fends off a mysterious conspiracy to destroy him, Younger is drawn into an equally thrilling adventure that takes him deep into the subterfuges of the human mind. Richly satisfying, elegantly crafted, The Interpretation of Murder marks the debut of a brilliant, spectacularly entertaining new storyteller. In 2007 The Interpretation of Murder won the prestigious Best Read of the Year award from Richard and Judy's Bookclub in the UK (comparable to Oprah Winfrey in the USA).

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The Casual Vacancy

Rowling, Joanne Kathleen

Publié en 2012

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When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils ... Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?

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• Anglais (Langue)

Langue : Français

The Shades Move Alone

Perez, Olga Marta

Publié en 2000

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Roman

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• Anglais (Langue)

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Tracker

Paulsen, Gary

Publié en 2007

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A boy struggles with the legacy of the hunters in his family in this middle grade adventure from three-time Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen. For John Borne’s family, hunting has nothing to do with sport or manliness. It’s a matter of survival. Every fall John and his grandfather go off into the woods to shoot deer and put meat on the table over the long Minnesota winter. But this year, John’s grandfather is dying, and John must hunt alone. John tracks a doe for two days, but as he closes in on his prey, he realizes he cannot shoot her. For John, the hunt is no longer about killing, but about life.

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My Name Is Red

Pamuk, Orhan

Publié en 2002

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Fiction
Roman

My Name Is Red Rate this book 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, Erdağ M. Göknar (Translator) 3.86 · Rating details · 51,680 ratings · 4,470 reviews At once a fiendishly devious mystery, a beguiling love story, and a brilliant symposium on the power of art, My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers. The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great book celebrating the glories of his realm. Their task: to illuminate the work in the European style. But because figurative art can be deemed an affront to Islam, this commission is a dangerous proposition indeed. The ruling elite therefore mustn’t know the full scope or nature of the project, and panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears. The only clue to the mystery–or crime? –lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Part fantasy and part philosophical puzzle, My Name is Red is a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex and power.

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• Anglais (Langue)

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Golden Fox

Smith, Wilbur

Publié en 1990

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Roman

The Courtney family blood has long run hot--as hot as the passion and turmoil boiling in war-torn South Africa. When one of their own succumbs to the worst kind of evil, those ties are put to the ultimate test. Isabella Courtney, dazzling daughter of South Africa's ambassador to England, is passionately obsessed with Ramon, the Marques de Santiago y Machado--also known as the Golden Fox, one of the world's most ruthless terrorists. When she secretly bears his child, Ramon kidnaps the boy and persuades powerful, yet reluctant, Isabella to betray South Africa and her beloved family...until the truth at last comes out, and the explosive Courtneys rally to her side and strike back with a raging vengance....

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• Anglais (Langue)

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Windmills of the Gods

Sheldon, Sidney

Publié en 1994

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This classic best-selling thriller races from the White House to the romance of Paris and the shady menace of Cold War Bucharest as a young woman ambessador faces unseen and powerful enemies plotting her and her children's destruction.

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Roméo et Juliette - Macbeth

Shakespeare, William

Publié en 1985

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L'action se passe à Vérone et met en scène deux grandes familles ennemies, les Montaigu et les Capulet. À un bal masqué donné par les Capulet, Roméo, un Montaigu, tombe follement amoureux de Juliette, une Capulet promise en mariage au comte Paris, un jeune noble. Il la retrouve à la nuit tombée, sous son balcon, pour lui déclarer son amour. Éperdument amoureux, ils demandent le lendemain au frère Laurent de les marier. Mais leur bonheur sera bref... -------------- A la suite d’une bataille victorieuse, le valeureux Macbeth, sujet du roi Duncan d’Ecosse, rencontre trois sorcières qui le désignent comme le duc de Glamis (ce qu’il est ) le duc de Cawdor, et le futur roi. Peu de temps après, Macbeth est informé que le roi, en récompense de son courage et de sa dévotion, le fait duc de Cawdor. Macbeth fait part de la singulière entrevue à son épouse qui va le pousser à assassiner le roi pour prendre sa place, réalisant ainsi la troisième prédiction des trois sorcières.

tragédie théâtre classique théâtre classique sorcières bataille rois théatre anglais littérature anglaise renaissance

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• Littérature

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Tass is Authorized to Announce

Semyonov, Julian

Publié en 1988

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Fiction
Roman

In a duel with his CIA counterpoint, Slavin uncovers a CIA plan to overthrow a black-governed country that has elected a Marxist leader and helps to unmask the mole who is passing on information to the Americans."

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• Anglais (Langue)

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The Lovely Bones

Sebold, Alice

Publié en 2006

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Fiction
Roman

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.

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• Anglais (Langue)

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Australian Lady

Wood, Barbara

Publié en 1993 Pocket

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Roman

Australie, fin du XIXeme siècle. Dans cette île lointaine, démesurée, qui fait à elle seule figure de continent, où le modernisme naissant côtoie encore les traditions ancestrales des aborigènes, Joanna est venue rechercher le mystère de ses origines. Ses grands-parents, missionnaires, ont disparus dans de tragiques circonstances. Sa mère, alors enfant, a été rapatriée en Angleterre, mais sa vie tout entière a été hantée de cauchemars, de peurs inexplicables qui ont fini par la détruire. Joanna, à son tour, en est obsédée et, quand une fille lui naît, la malédiction ancestrale semble poursuivre son oeuvre. Pour en venir à bout, Joanna devra découvrir et reprendre les très anciens chemins que les aborigènes suivent par tradition, et qui sont les itinéraires du Rêve. Au terme de nombreuses années de recherche, il faudra que la jeune femme s'arrache à ce qui pourrait être un bonheur paisible pour aller, au mépris de tous les périls - voire de la mort - apaiser la colère des divinités aborigènes en leur restituant, au sein de la Montagne-Mère, le fabuleux joyau dont la disparition fut à l'origine de tout.

littérature journal aventure saga roman fantastique roman historique histoire mystère malédiction traditions cauchemars écrivain femme aborigènes littérature anglaise littérature britannique australie anglais roman contemporain littérature contemporaine

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• Roman historique (Littérature / Genre littéraire)

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Black Beauty

Sewell, Anna

Publié en 2003

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Roman

Black Beauty spends his youth in a loving home, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Passed from hand to hand, Black Beauty witnesses love and cruelty, wealth and poverty, friendship and hardship . . . Will the handsome horse ever find a happy and lasting home? Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favorite classic stories capture the heart and imagination of young readers. By retelling the story in a shorter, simpler form, these books become highly engaging for children, and the color illustrations help with both comprehension and interest level. Black Beauty is part of a collectible series that has strong gift appeal.

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• Anglais (Langue)

Langue : Français