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| | 3. | [no image] | The Acacia
from Pantheon
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This book takes you from a battlefield search for a father. The trenches of World War 1 France,to the same battlefield with the son now in the same trenches. Written thru the eyes of the young man as he sees it: and how his mind processes the horror it sees. This is a masterpiece,for its brutal... more info
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| | 5. | [no image] | The Grass
from George Braziller
Price: $21.53
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It's a mystery why Claude Simon is not more widely read in the U.S. A recent visit to the largest bookstore in San Francisco revealed not one copy of any of his books, and he is hardly an unknown or obscure author (Nobel Prize winner in 1985). It would certainly not be an eccentric view, and one I... more info
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| | 6. |  | The Invitation
from Dalkey Archive Press
Price: $3.81
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A very late novel from "New Novel" hero and Nobel Prize-winner Claude Simon (b. 1913), this is a barely fictionalized account of his trip to Russia in the final days of the Soviet empire. Despite some pointed criticisms of Communism--the author is far from being a "fellow traveler"--this is... more info
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| | 8. | [no image] | The Georgics
from Calder Publications
Price: $47.79
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To me, this is Simon's greatest novel alongside "The Flanders Road." It's been almost twenty years since I read it, but I still remember the powerful way in which he describes war. The other aspect that stands out is the way he spans across generations, including even a character obviously inspired... more info
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