検索キーワード： ナレーター "Matthew Jessner" すべてのカテゴリー

AT FIRST, THE PANDEMICS DECIMATED THE OLD. Written in 2015, before the coronavirus outbreak, Gray Silence is a dystopian novel in which seniors' end-of-life care is now in the hands of the State. An ideal lifestyle in an idyllic setting... But the reality is quite different as the State discreetly gets rid of the most vulnerable. Alexandre Geoffroy is a gifted and charismatic lawyer who has everything going for him: he's great with women, drives a Jaguar, and frequents the high circles of power. He is also the mastermind behind the Healthy Villages for Seniors, facilities that offer to take care of elderly relatives with dignity. 

A HEARTBREAKING LOVE STORY IN THE HEAR OF FASCIST ITALY. Fear of paradise is a story of longing and missed opportunities, of separation, the passage of time, and the unforeseen consequences of innocent decisions. Set against the rise of Fascism in 1920s Italy, Vincent Engel's haunting novel takes us on a journey through a wild and romantic landscape where two lonely young people forge a strange and wonderful friendship. Between the sea and the forest, in the heart of Puglia, lies the village of San Nidro, frozen in time.

First there is Adam Weinberger's long childhood, in a world that has no idea yet what is in store for it. The childhood of a lover of illusions, who dreams of changing the world and of freeing his family from the burden of a tradition that he finds unbearable. The adolescence of a young boy who is unable to express his love for Esther, his admiration for his uncle, his tenderness toward his mother.The helplessness of a young man who sees that dreams and fiction are unable to halt the destruction of this world and of its inhabitants.