Les chroniques de Esta

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C 4 Last of the Atlases

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‘‘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

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‘‘“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

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‘‘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

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‘‘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

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‘‘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

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T 1 Sour Apple

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‘‘Warning: extremely upsetting emotions ahead ! “Violence as seen by a painter”, what an accurate description ! ***** “Sour Apple” is the story of an abused and beaten up woman. Excruciating, violent, destructive. A story of physical and emotional control by a seemingly perfect man; a story...‘‘ Lire la suite

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T 1 Barbarella

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‘‘Barbarella is the exquisite heroin of the first “eros-fiction”, published in 1962. So, if you are ready for the erotic ride, get lost in space and meet the most beautiful creature of the future. “Her name is Barbarella. And she makes science-fiction something else“, according to film...‘‘ Lire la suite

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T 1 Undertaker

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‘‘Even for all the gold in the world, thou shalt not send thy kids to die like fools digging rat-holes”. ***** Jonas Crow (what else?) is a good-looking disillusioned undertaker, philosophising on life and death with an extremely dry sense of humour and a false sense of detachment. Happy...‘‘ Lire la suite

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T 2 Miss Endicott

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‘‘In a Victorian London, Prudence’s dead mother is pretty much not dead after all and has come to the rescue. The Master of the City of the Forgotten is putting his evil plan into motion. But warmongering Mother does not believe in Prudence’s potential as a Conciliator. Her own methods are...‘‘ Lire la suite