Lord of the Flies
- 223 pages
- 8 hours of reading
After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.





After a plane crash strands them on a tropical island while the rest of the world is ravaged by war, a group of British schoolboys attempts to form a civilized society but descends into brutal anarchy.
Exploring the pressures of societal expectations, the novel follows Laurence, a seemingly perfect woman in 1960s Paris, who juggles a successful career, a loving family, and a lover. Despite her outward success, she struggles with the relentless pursuit of perfection that has overshadowed her happiness. The turning point comes when her daughter, Catherine, begins to express her frustrations about the world's injustices, prompting Laurence to confront her own sacrifices and desires. Translated by Lauren Elkin, this work delves into themes of feminism and identity.
Leur père fabrique des automates, leur mère est, dit-on, une sorcière. Béa et Colin sont jumeaux, liés l'un à l'autre par un étrange et indestructible amour. Nous sommes en 1752, non loin de Lausanne. De tragiques événements les obligent à se réfupq'er à Genève, chez un banquier juif. C'est là qu'ils font la connaissance d'Abdul Reza, riche prince musulman qui les emmène en Chine où Colin peut perfectionner cet art des automates qu'il tient de son père. Quant à sa soeur Béa qui a hérité, elle, des dons mystérieux de sa mère, sa beauté fait des ravages. Forcés une nouvelle fois de fuir, Colin et Béa se retrouvent à Ayuthia, ancienne capitale du Siam. C'est dans cette ville légendaire aux temples couverts d'or, où le roi vit entouré de ses sept cents concubines, et qui est menacée pourtant par les envahisseurs venus de Birmanie, que Colin et Béa vont connaître l'amour, la haine, la violence : un destin hors série.
Dean Jocelin has a vision: that God has chosen him to erect a great spire on his cathedral. His mason anxiously advises against it, for the old cathedral was built without foundations. Nevertheless, the spire rises octagon upon octagon, pinnacle by pinnacle, until the stone pillars shriek and the ground beneath it swims. Its shadow falls ever darker on the world below, and on Dean Jocelin in particular. The Spire is a dark and powerful portrait of one man's will, and the folly that he creates.