"Odile: Roman" von Tilman Spreckelsen ist ein spannender und atmosphärischer Kriminalroman, der in der malerischen Kulisse der Bretagne spielt. Die Geschichte dreht sich um den Protagonisten, einen Journalisten namens Kiepenheuer, der in...

The French writer Raymond Queneau (1903-1976) is coming to be recognized as one of the major voices in 20th-century literature. Although twelve of his novels have been translated, Chêne et Chien, considered by specialists to be the...

On a crowded bus at midday, the narrator observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated, the first man takes it. Later, in another part of town, the man is spotted again, while being advised by a...

Called by some the French Borges, by others the creator of le nouveau roman a generation ahead of its time, Raymond Queneau's work in fiction continues to defy strict categorization. The Flight of Icarus (Le Vol d'lcare) is his only...