Les chroniques de Esta

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T 2 Renaissance

(7)

‘‘Humans: a toxic mixture of pride and vanity.. But I loved studying the evolution of their concept of free will”. Earthlings are now aware that they’re not alone. In Texas, Swänn ensures of Liz’s collaboration, even wavering, to finally extinguish the oil field fires, and Sätie is on the...‘‘ Lire la suite

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T 1 Lena

(3)

‘‘“She is of the world, where the most beautiful things have the worst fate.”, François de Malherbe. Any peace is precarious, and Lena knows it too well, as she embarks on a journey like no other, at the cross-road between silent grief, politically motivated vengeance, reminiscence of a...‘‘ Lire la suite

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T 3 Undertaker

(7)

‘‘"If you feel like treating me to some screams. Well, there’s no shame in that. I don’t see why we can’t mix business and pleasure. So please, don’t hold back. Scream for me”, says Jeronimus Quint. The Ogre of Camp Sutter is alive, practicing medicine with great talent, “creative” and...‘‘ Lire la suite

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Frank The Story of a Forgotten Dictatorship

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‘‘“Frank, a boy with a tantrum”, says Ximo Abadía in an interview to RTVE, the Spanish equivalent of the BBC. "I'm not trying to dedicate a book to Franco, I'm trying to make a satire of the character. I was mainly interested in making a juvenile book for children". Frank is a tyrant, but...‘‘ Lire la suite

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C 4 Last of the Atlases

(4)

‘‘Tome 1 Chapter 4: Ismaël and Legoff arrive at the Malian border, with trucks loaded with smuggled weapons. Mexican drugs vs Iranian guns, handled by narco-jihadists. Who says globalisation is not working? Sheik Najim takes it a little further, by requesting radioactive material. Ismaël...‘‘ Lire la suite

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C 3 Last of the Atlases

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‘‘Tome 1 Chapter 3: Ismaël and his boss, the Big Man, meet “Teflon Don” Legoff in Oran, Algeria. Traces of what the Atlases were able to do can still be seen in the city. Ismaël strangely remembers having seen one as a child. He is recruited by Legoff to assist him as a major deal down...‘‘ Lire la suite

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Gender Queer: A Memoir

(1)

‘‘“Gender Queer: a memoir” is a very powerful, informative, sentient and moving account of a long coming out journey, filled with gender confusion until the right words on the right identity were found. Maia grew up in Northern California in a house lost in the country side, with no...‘‘ Lire la suite

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T 1 The Defender

(5)

‘‘The Defender is a handsome mixed-race lawyer, a star of the criminal courtroom specialising in controversial cases making the headlines, tackling current societal issues that ignite passions and fierce debates. Lawyer for last causes, perfectly media savvy while successfully cultivating...‘‘ Lire la suite

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T 2 Undertaker

(5)

‘‘With only 3 days to reach the Red Chance mine shaft, and dangerously tailed by angry town miners and army cavalry, tension is rising rapidly amongst the protagonist trio, and troubled past are revealed. Jonas Crow, the Dead Shot undertaker with guns far too powerful for the job, seems to...‘‘ Lire la suite

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C 2 Last of the Atlases

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‘‘Ismaël is taking the grenade after saving “Teflon Don” Legoff from the cops, but is soon freed, summoned to Oran. In the meantime, the effects of radioactivity on flora and fauna in the Batna zone are explained to Françoise, an ex-stringer for opposition newspapers. Strange but identical...‘‘ Lire la suite

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The Imitation Game

(3)

‘‘Who has never dreamt of understanding – well, that’s a big word, let’s say having a peek at - the inner working of a brain like Alan Turing’s ? The Alan Turing who deciphered the German enigma machine encoding system with a team of geniuses at Bletchley Park (amongst whom women, by the...‘‘ Lire la suite

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Seules à Berlin

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‘‘ATTENTION, ALBUM DONT ON NE SORT PAS INDEMNE ***** 20 avril 1945. « Aujourd’hui, c’est l’anniversaire du Führer. Malheureusement, l’ambiance n’est pas à la fête ». Martin Bormann, chef de la Chancellerie nazie. 10 Mai 1945 .. « La guerre est une affaire d’hommes. La guerre est leur...‘‘ Lire la suite