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The hiring of a new secretary shouldn't be a big deal--just a slight a change in the office environment. But for the protagonist of this novel, it is a declaration of war, a call to arms: "The new secretary has only been here two days, " she says, "and I'm already talking about evil, a word I shouldn't even be using--arming myself for battle and choosing my weapons." Her quiet life of sacrifice and service has been rudely disrupted by the new ...

A madman's intense soliloquy in a slim, powerful volume by French author Salvayre (Everyday Life, 2006, etc.).The novel opens in a courtroom, where a former museum tour guide stands trial for murder. The accused engages in one-sided debates with his judge, prison guard, lawyer and psychiatrist. The nameless voice remains the novel's sole speaker, and though his rants prove that he is not only neurotic but mentally unbalanced, he is surprisingl...

Spagna, 1936. La guerra civile sta per scoppiare. Montse ha quindici anni e, insieme al fratello José, decide di partire per la grande città, dove assiste agli albori della rivoluzione libertaria e vive quella che fu senza dubbio l'unica avventura della sua vita. Settantacinque anni dopo, davanti a un bicchiere di anisetta, racconta alla figlia gli eventi di quel periodo. Soffre di disturbi della memoria e ha perso per sempre le tracce di ciò ...

What happens when a writer throws herself into the service of one of the richest businessmen in the world? Will all the luxuries and corruption of the business world turn her into a complacent drone?