Hervé, the friend with AIDS; his lover, Hervé, also afflicted; Hervé the hairdresser; Hervé next door who has defenestrated himself: in A Cannibal and Melancholy Mourning the narrator confronts the deaths of so many friends, all named Hervé. But the dead cannot be buried so easily; they live on, spectres haunting her, as the cumulative effect of all her Hervés becomes a multifaced Death that simultaneously angers, saddens, cheers and confuses her. In this unfolding series of encounters between the living and the dead, Mavrikakis draws on Deleuze, Freud, Foucault and novelist Hervé Guibert to make of herself and of this visceral, compelling novel a kind of living mausoleu where those unable to speak may still be heard.
Business Law and Practice provides a detailed guide to the forms of business most commonly encountered in practice, examining how they must be run in accordance with the statutory and common law applicable to them.
Business Law and Practice provides a detailed guide to the forms of business most commonly encountered in practice, examining how they must be run in accordance with the statutory and common law applicable to them.
Québécoise par son père et allemande par sa mère, Caroline Akerman-Marchand, sorte d’alter ego de l’autrice, est une jeune Montréalaise, qui étudie l’allemand à l’université. Par une après-midi chaude de juillet, elle rencontre « Monsieur le professeur Karlheinz Mueller-Stahl », par hasard, à la banque. Le professeur d’allemand, connu et respecté, ne parvenant pas à retirer de liquide au guichet automatique, demande à son étudiante de lui prêter un peu d’argent. "Je me souviens de cette rencontre fortuite, impromptue, avec le professeur Mueller-Stahl, puisque mon existence en fut transformée et que ce moment vif constitue ma première conversation avec celui qui incarnera ce que je considère comme mon entrée en littérature et ma déclaration d’amour à la culture, la grande culture européenne." Impromptu est ainsi le récit de la fascination qu’exerce l’Europe, « la vieille Europe » en Amérique du Nord, et particulièrement au Québec. Mais la réalité est parfois bien éloignée de cet imaginaire collectif, et c’est ce que va découvrir notre narratrice. Texte critique et un brin moqueur, autant sur le milieu universitaire que sur l’impérialisme culturel européen, Impromptu est aussi une histoire d’exil, de retour aux sources pour la narratrice qui tente de renouer avec ses origines allemandes. À PROPOS DE L'AUTEURE Née à Chicago en 1961, d’une mère française et d’un père grec, qui a grandi en Algérie, Catherine Mavrikakis vit depuis toujours à Montréal, où elle enseigne la littérature et la création. Elle est l’autrice d’une quinzaine de romans et d’essais. Publiée aux éditions Héliotrope au Québec, c’est grâce aux éditions Sabine Wespieser que nous l’avons découverte en France.
Public Companies and Equity Finance offers a clear and practical examination of the legal and regulatory framework within which public companies operate.
Public Companies and Equity Finance offers a clear and practical examination of the legal and regulatory framework within which public companies operate.
Business Law and Practice provides a detailed guide to the forms of business most commonly encountered in practice, examining how they must be run in accordance with the statutory and common law applicable to them.
Business Law and Practice provides a detailed guide to the forms of business most commonly encountered in practice, examining how they must be run in accordance with the statutory and common law applicable to them. It explains these businesses relationships with outsiders and gives an overview of their possible tax liabilities. As such, the book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to advising businesses, whatever their type. The book reflects the law in force as at 1 March 2020 (insolvency and taxation at 1 May 2020). Recent case law and legislative changes are covered. Recent practical examples and statistics are also provided.
Business Law and Practice provides a detailed guide to the forms of business most commonly encountered in practice, examining how they must be run in accordance with the statutory and common law applicable to them. It explains these businesses relationships with outsiders and gives an overview of their possible tax liabilities. As such, the book provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to advising businesses, whatever their type.The book reflects the law in force as at March 2014. Recent case law and legislative changes have been included, including cases on directors duties and partnership law and statutory amendments to the buy-back regime. Where relevant, proposed future changes in the law are also identified.
Fiction. Translated from the French by Nathanaël. FLOWERS OF SPIT is a corrosive narrative that surrounds the inflamed character of Flore Forget. Written as a long soliloquy, this novel is a delirious howl, an expectoration in the face of the world, a dolorous dive into the depths of identity. Is it possible to emancipate oneself from one's tragedies, from the the individuals that have touched our lives and have died? Is it possible for flowers to bloom from cinders and spit? Filled with a vitriolic rage that teeters between despair and redemption, this work propels us into the memories inherent to scorched flesh. It is an implacable story, one propelled by a raw, breathless style that strikes us where it hurts the most.
Public Companies and Equity Finance offers a clear and practical examination of the legal and regulatory framework within which public companies operate.
Public Companies and Equity Finance offers a clear and practical examination of the legal and regulatory framework within which public companies operate. The guide examines all aspects of the life of a public company, including the IPO, the regulatory regime, corporate governance issues and listed company transactions. Particular emphasis is given to those areas which, typically, junior lawyers will experience. Throughout the text, the lawyer's role is placed in context and attention is given to the roles of other advisers to public companies where relevant to the lawyer. This new edition has been fully updated to cover all recent legislative and case law developments. It now covers all of the Companies Act 2006 provisions including the final tranche which came into force on 1 October 2009 covering company formation, a company’s constitution, re-registration as a public company, company meetings, issuing new shares and financial assistance.
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