An extraordinary and brilliant work of historical imagination -- this is Mantel's epic novel of the French Revolution. Learn More

An introduction to the thinking of the French intellectual, Roland Barthes, as applied to such diverse topics as Gide, Garbo, striptease, photography and the Eiffel Tower. The pieces in this collection were written over a period of three decades. Learn More

An unsparingly truthful account of love, betrayal and the traps we set for ourselves, by France's master of psychological suspense Learn More

A classic work by the founding father of existentialism, describing his philosophy and its relationship to Marxism. Learn More

From his village in post-war France, Brodeck makes his solitary journeys into the mountains to collect data on the natural environment. Day by day he also reconstructs his own life, all but lost in the years he spent in a camp during the war. In a powerful narrative of exceptional fascination, Brodeck's Report explores the very limits of humanity. Learn More

The most authoritative social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution, and one of the great landmarks of modern history publishing. Learn More

Making use of overlooked and new material from over thirty archives in half a dozen countries, "D-Day" is the most vivid and well-researched account yet of the battle of Normandy. As with Stalingrad and Berlin, Antony Beevor's gripping narrative conveys the true experience of war. Learn More

Available for the first time since 1930, David Golder is a page-turningly chilling and brilliant portrait of the frenzied capitalism of the 1920s and a universal parable about the mirage of wealth. Learn More

Ruth Scurr sheds a dazzling new light on this puzzle, tracing Robespierre's life from a troubled childhood in provincial Arras to the passionate idealist, fighting for the rights of the people, and sweeping on to the implacable leader prepared to sign the death warrant for his closest friends. Learn More