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Albert Camus – The Plague
An Algerian town is closed until its inhabitants can find a cure for the disease that is claiming many of its citizens. Albert Camus’ small town sees relationships flourish and fade while trying to avoid the mystery illness and is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Oliver Pauvert – Noir
A man who by all means should be dead, walks unscathed from the wreckage of a police van into his native Paris. After losing the senses of smell and taste he notices he has no reflection on inanimate objects. As this thriller develops the protagonist has to come to terms with his mistakes and work for redemption.
Franck Pavloff – Brown
A media sensation when it was serialized in France. New government laws decree that all non-brown cats must be handed over to the authorities, then follow the dogs. Our protagonist stays with us as his world becomes increasingly brown until he just fades away
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