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Zenith Hotel (Hardcover)
Oscar Coop-Phane; Translated by Ros Schwartz
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Discovery Miles 2 680
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I m a street prostitute. Not a call girl or anything. No, a real
street whore, with stiletto heels and menthol cigarettes. Narrator
Nanou gives a detailed account of her day, from the moment she
wakes up with a foul taste in her mouth, in her sordid rented room,
until the minute she crawls back into her bed at night to sleep.
Interwoven with her story are portraits of her clients. Oscar
Coop-Phane invents an astonishing cast of original and deeply human
characters losers, defeated by the world around them who seek
solace in Nanou s arms. Original and moving, this short book deftly
paints a world of solitude and sadness, illuminated by precious
moments of tenderness and acts of kindness.
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Tomorrow, Berlin (Hardcover)
Oscar Coop-Phane; Translated by George Miller
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Discovery Miles 2 730
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Berlin. A city where nightclubs stay open from Friday night till
Monday morning. A city with an underbelly as dark and addictive as
the 24-hour drugs, drinking, dancing and sex in filthy toilets that
it serves up. Three young men, from different backgrounds, meet
here by chance, struggling to find a future and to escape from the
past. Tobias was violated as a child and tossed from one city to
another by separated parents. Now he's got AIDS and can find only
fleeting happiness with a new lover. Armand fled from his
middle-class family home to live as a painter and set up house with
a high-school sweetheart. Tugged between expectations, desire and
responsibilities, he flees to give release his artistic soul. But
at what cost? Franz was raised in a good, wealthy German family and
believed he was capable of achieving anything he wanted. A job in a
nightclub leads him into the Berlin underworld, where his life
takes an unexpected turn and he is threatened with ruin. Berlin
promises both escape and salvation for these three young men, in a
stunning coming-of-age story by award-winning author Oscar
Coop-Phane. With grace and affection, he depicts a cast of flawed
characters whose lives spiral downwards, their lifestyles drawing
them into a grimy abyss that threatens to eclipse them. A literary
masterpiece, Tomorrow, Berlin is a compelling ode to youth and
desire, and a stark reminder that escape can only ever be an
illusion.
Two pack of Oscar Coop-Fane's sensational literary gems: Tomorrow
Berlin and the Prix de Fleur Winning Zenith Hotel
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