Eric is Hayden's co-worker and friend in France. He has been extremely nice to me every time I've been in Paris. He's also a good reader, and (being French) has access to some books that may have not made into onto the american radar:
1. La nuit des Temps, Barjavel (FR, available in the US as The Ice People)
2. American Tabloid, James Ellroy (US)
3. Journey to the End of the Night (Voyage au bout de la nuit), Céline (FR)
4. Bel Ami, Maupassant (FR, various translations available under the same title)
5. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery (FR, widely available)
6. Lord of the Flies, William Golding (UK)
7. The Flowers of Evil, Baudelaire (FR)
8. History of Mountain Climbing, Roger Frison-Roche (FR, available in English)
9. We Could Almost Eat Outside : An Appreciation of Life's Small Pleasures,
Philippe Delerm (FR: amazon says that this was a major French best-seller. It was published here in 1999. The reviews are quite good--I'm surprised I haven't heard of it before.)
10. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman (UK)
From AB: looking at this list makes me realize that I need to make more of an effort to read foreign writers. There's a wealth of material out there.
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