Gothic Tales - Marquis de Sade Kees Mercks His introduction explores the similarities

His introduction explores the similarities between Bel-Ami and Maupassant himself and demonstrates the skill with which the author depicts his large cast of characters and the French society of the Third Republic

the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the bloody purges and mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties

In Het gele huis verkent Mieko Kawakami met haar kenmerkende scherpe blik de menselijke waardigheid

Met Het hart in de winter schreef meesterverteller Kevin Barry een liefdesverhaal vol humor en hartzeer

na een ongeluk dat hij uit onoplettendheid niet had weten te voorkomen

Gothic Tales - Marquis de Sade Kees Mercks His introduction explores the similaritiesThe Marquis de Sade's fiction has electrified generations of readers and earned him a scandalous reputation. But Sade was a moralist above all. In these baroque, salacious tales, aristocrats are caught in a web of incestuous misunderstandings, village priests deceive godly parishioners, and modest housewives satisfy immodest appetites. Comic and tragic by turns, all pose a profound challenge to convention. These maliciously entertaining stories reveal