Philippe Claudel
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German Fantasia
A deserting soldier treks through the torn-up countryside and abandoned villages, trying to distance himself from the atrocities of war. An elderly man sits beneath…
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Dog Island
From the author of Grey Souls and Brodeck's Report: a chilling island fable of murder, exploitation and complicity "A parable about modern migration that is…
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The Tree of the Toraja
A middle-aged filmmaker visits Indonesia and becomes entranced by the Toraja custom of interning the bodies of very young deceased children in the trunks of…
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Parfums
From the sizzling sharpness of freshly cut garlic to the cool tang of a father's aftershave; the heady intoxication of a fumbled first kiss to…
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The Investigation
The Investigator is despatched to a provincial town to find out the truth behind a disturbing spate of suicides amongst employees of The Firm. But…
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Brodeck’s Report
Winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2010 A murder investigation in post-war France becomes an exploration of the legacy of German occupation. From his…