George Santayana was a Spanish-American poet, novelist and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the early 20th century.
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Joseph Roth -an Austrian novelist and journalist. Known for Radetzky March, a family saga about fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, & his works on Jewish life
Jean de La Fontaine was a 17th Century French poet and fabulist. His fables are still known, and provided a model for other writers across Europe.
An American rabbi travels to the Soviet Union, the year is 1965, and reports of persecution of the Jewish community have been reported
Denis Johnson was an award-winning American writer who is known for his novel Tree of Smoke as well as his short story collection Jesus’ Son.
Edmond Rostand (1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French author and poet. He is mostly associated with his 1897 work, Cyrano de Bergerac
This book is brilliant, insane and twisted – a grotesque fable, sometimes funny & beautifully written. Even my daughter came to enjoy it after the first chapter
Pierre de Marivaux was a French novelist and playwright, considered to be on the of the most important playwrights of the 18th century.
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (28 January, 1873 – 3 August, 1954) was the foremost female French author of her time, known for her famous story Gigi
The descriptions in The Spanish Daughter by Lorena Hughes of the local foods, customs, society, and certainly the cocoa industry were excellent.