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Francine du Plessix Gray

    September 25, 1930 – January 13, 2019

    Francine du Plessix Gray's writing is characterized by a keen eye for the complexities of human relationships and a profound engagement with memory and identity. Her work, shaped by a multicultural upbringing and a life lived across borders, delves into the interplay of personal history and societal forces. Gray possessed a distinctive narrative voice that wove together introspection and keen observation, offering readers a rich and thought-provoking literary experience.

    Was wir träumen, wenn wir lieben
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    Liebhaber und Tyrannen
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    The Queen's Lover
    World Without End
    • 2012

      "The Queen's Lover" reveals the untold love affair between Swedish aristocrat Count Axel von Fersen and Marie Antoinette.

      The Queen's Lover
    • 1983

      Edmund, Claire, and Sophie, friends--and sometimes lovers--for thirty years, travel to the Soviet Union, hoping to plan for the last third of their lives and to resolve the struggles and confusions of the previous three decades

      World Without End