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Jean-Claude Carrière
The Valley of Nothingness
An intimate reflection on universal questions, written with the finesse and intelligence we have come to know in Jean-Claude Carrière’s writing.
Alessandro Pignocchi
Art and Intention
The latest scientific research reveals how we perceive and judge works of art
Éric Nataf
The Hidden Son of the Moon
A space odyssey combining suspense, surprise guests, horror, revenge, and even humor, with very well-documented scientific data.
Anne-Marie Lugan Dardigna
Women of Literary Salon Feminism and the Literary Salon: Women in 18th-Century France
In France, the struggle for women’s rights is a very ancient one. In the 17th and 18th centuries it found expression in literary salons led by such famous figures as Madame de Tencin, Madame du Deffant, Madame Geoffrin and later by Madame du Châtelet and Madame d’Epinay.
