Marcel Emerson, one of the rising voices in fiction, is back with his fourth novel, Nothing is Forever. Emerson's riveting new novel takes the readers on a supernatural journey while exploring themes of racism, lust, forgiveness and politics during the eighteenth century when the color lines were breached only in darkness. Jacques, a slave living on a vineyard in France, is blessed with undeniable good looks that provides him with privileges the other slaves can only dream about; but, his privileges come with a price. His mother Clarisse, who was banished from the plantation the day he was born, comes back to reclaim what was stolen from her. Now a vampire, Clarisse needs her son's blood to perform a spell that will end a curse bestowed on all vampires and allow her to walk proudly in the daylight. Raina and Patrick, the aristocratic fraternal twins of the Master, are polar opposites and find themselves locked in a love triangle that changes their lives forever. Raina, beautiful and bold, is determined to right the wrongs of the past and will stop at nothing to make Jacques pay for his past crimes. Patrick, sexy and irresistible, finds himself alone after his family's fortune is destroyed. In this moment he finds love in a hopeless place. He meets Vladimir, a mysterious and powerful vampire, who shows him how to survive on his own. Years later, Jacques, Raina and Patrick find themselves in New Orleans, where the supernatural reigns supreme. Together, they will answer one crucial question: was it all worth it? Nothing Is Forever tests the limits of love and questions what it truly means to move on after tragedy.
Marcel Pagnol Jazz Blaise est un véritable érudit qui a consacré les meilleures années de sa vie à une oeuvre qu'il croyait importante, puis qui découvre trop tard la vanité de ses travaux, l'inutilité de son sacrifice, et qui essaie en vain de vivre sa jeunesse, quand il n'est plus temps. "Cet ouvrage, écrit Marcel Pagnol, avait eu d'abord pour titre Phaéton. Darzens m'affirma que c'était un mauvais titre et qu'il fallait choisir un seul mot qui fut court et moderne; qu'au surplus, il n'était pas nécessaire que le titre d'une pièce eut le moindre rapport avec l'ouvrage: il ne sert qu'à attirer le public et doit suggérer une idée agréable... À la grande joie de Darzens, la pièce s'intitula Jazz.
Marcel Pagnol Pirouettes "Ce roman, précise Marcel Pagnol, qui s'appelait alors Le Mariage de Peluque et qui est aujourd'hui Pirouettes, je l'ai composé au marbre de l'imprimerie, sur le papier rugueux qui sert à tirer les épreuves, et mon rêve, qui était d'avoir au moins trente pages d'avance, ne fut jamais réalisé..." Écrit pour Fortunio, revue "littéraire, artistique et théâtrale" de Marcel Pagnol et ses copains de khâgne, Pirouettes narre les audacieuses aventures amoureuses de Louis-Irénée Peluque.
Bathed in the warm clarity of the summer sun in Provence, Marcel Pagnol's childhood memories celebrate a time of rare beauty and delight.Called by Jean Renoir "the leading film artist of his age," Pagnol is best known for such films as The Baker's Wife, Harvest, Fanny, and Topaze, as well as the screen adaptations of his novels Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs (North Point, 1988). But he never forgot the magic of his Provencal childhood, and when he set his memories to paper late in life the result was a great new success. My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle appeared on the scene like a fresh breeze, captivating readers with its sweet enchantments. Pagnol recalls his days hunting and fishing in the hill country, his jaunts about Marseilles, his schoolboy diversions, and above all his family: his anticlerical father and sanctimonious uncle, his mild and beautiful mother, and many others. This bright and lively book sparkles with the charm and magic that were Marcel Pagnol's own.
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