In this stunning collection, an acclaimed Magnum photographer captures the essence of Belgium through his unique perspective. The work showcases the country's diverse landscapes, culture, and people, blending artistry with a deep sense of place. Each photograph tells a story, reflecting the photographer's personal connection to his homeland while highlighting its beauty and complexity. This visual journey invites readers to explore Belgium beyond the surface, revealing its rich heritage and vibrant life.
Wright Morris (1910-1998) wrote thirty-three books, including The Home Place, also available in a Bison Books edition, and Field of Vision, which won the National Book Award. Charles Baxter is a professor of English at the University of Michigan and the author of numerous works, including The Feast of Love.
In his universally-praised book, Harrison has delivered a masterpiece--a tender, profound, and magnificent novel about life, death, and the possibility of finding redemption in unlikely places.
Criminel en cavale, Rice Moore trouve refuge dans une réserve des Appalaches, au fin fond de la Virginie. Employé comme garde forestier, il cherche à se faire oublier du puissant cartel de drogues mexicain qu'il a trahi. Mais la découverte de la carcasse d'un ours abattu vient chambouler son quotidien : s'agit-il d'un acte isolé ou d'un braconnage organisé ? L'affaire prend une tout autre tournure quand de nouveaux ours sont retrouvés morts. Alors que la police ouvre une enquête, Rice décide de faire équipe avec Sara Birkeland, une scientifique qui a occupé le poste de garde forestier avant lui. Ensemble, ils mettent au point un plan pour piéger les coupables. Un plan qui risque bien d'exposer le passé de Rice.
In 1941, Henry Miller, the author of Tropic of Cancer, was commissioned by a Los Angeles bookseller to write an erotic novel for a dollar a page. Under the Roofs of Paris (originally published as Opus Pistorum) is that book. Here one finds Miller’s characteristic candor, wit, self-mockery, and celebration of the good life. From Marcelle to Tania, to Alexandra, to Anna, and from the Left Bank to Pigalle, Miller sweeps us up in his odyssey in search of the perfect job, the perfect woman, and the perfect experience.
Quatrième de couverture : Je suis Zenzontli, Gardien de la Maison Obscure des Aztex. Durant des siècles, ces stupides Europiens ont kru en la destruction de nos bibliothèques sakrées, en la disparition totale de notre civilisation au profit de leurs anciennes diktatures théocratiques. Mais moi, je sais qu'en vérité nos dieux malfaisants ont eu raison des Espagnols, un peuple aujourd'hui asservi, et dans les abattoirs des usines Farmer John - où je trucide des porcs huit heures par nuit au dézingueur électrique - j'ai reçu mes ordres de l'Aîné du Clan en personne : « Zenzón, au nom de l'Imperium Socialiste Aztex, tu partiras demain avec ton unité Jaguar et reprendras Stalingrad. » Alors, dans l'avion qui survole le Caucase, assis à côté de Maxtla, Gardien de la Maison Brumeuse, je pense à ma femme que j'ai oublié d'embrasser. « Avec Atomik Aztex, Sesshu Foster est à l'histoire ce que Hunter Thompson fut au journalisme : un punk survitaminé qui se contrefout de la réalité, a fortiori historique, pour délivrer un message sans concession sur notre société consumériste, impérialiste et sanglante. » David Foster Wallace
New in the Photofile series, a mini-monograph on Belgian photographer Harry
Gruyaert. Born in Antwerp in 1941, Harry Gruyaert was a pioneer of European
colour photography in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1972, he created TV Shots, a
series of images created by turning the dial on a television set at random and
photographing the screen. Later he travelled the world, seeking out different
kinds of light and exhibiting a particular fascination with borders,
interfaces and incongruous juxtapositions. A member of Magnum Photos since
1982, he describes colour as ‘a means of sculpting what I see ... it’s the
emotion of photography.’ Most recently he has begun to explore the
experimental freedom offered by digital photography. Autonomous, non-narrative
and often witty, Gruyaert’s images are complex encounters with colour and
light. About the Author Brice Matthieussent is an award-winning translator of
over 200 novels from English into French, including the writings of Jim
Harrison, for which he was awarded the 2013 Prix Jules Janin from the Académie
française. He currently teaches the history of contemporary art and aesthetics
at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Marseille.
The Sunday Times of London has described Jim Harrison as a writer with immortality in him, while The Washington Times considers him a national treasure. In this collection of three novellas, Harrison showcases his generous humanity and seasoned wisdom through stories that explore the connections between humans and beasts, culture and wildness, and the complexities of longing.
In the first novella, a man nearing the end of his life becomes a caretaker for a younger man whose brain has been damaged in a motorcycle accident, prompting reflections on mortality and civility. The second story follows Brown Dog, a Michigan Indian, as he wanders Los Angeles in search of a vanished activist friend, navigating the contrasts between his current life and his roots. Finally, an aging "alpha canine," author of numerous disposable biographies, reunites with a woman he married briefly, leading him to confront his past dreams of becoming a poet in Spain and question the ownership of his life.
Infused with sly humor and quiet wisdom, these narratives reflect the expansive grace of the American landscape, both urban and rural, and offer a resonant journey through the geography of masculinity from a masterful writer.
