books by Vintage International

books by Vintage International

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Vintage International

Perfume
Patrick Suskind

Vintage International, 2006

Cities of the Plain

Cormac McCarthy

Vintage International, 1999

Omit epilogue
I think the epilogue adds nothing to the novel, unless somehow I missed the point entirely. C. M. has elsewhere more skillfully put forth his theme that our destinies are predetermined practically from the "big bang" and that, appearances to the contrary, we really ...

The Stranger

Albert Camus

Vintage international, 1989

One of the best books ever written.
I was told by a really good friend of mine to read this book. Looking in a bookstore on vacation, I came across it. It was cheap so I bought it, not really knowing anything about the story or what I was getting into. But I trust my friend's judgment, so I went ahead ...

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Vintage International, 1998

Monumental achievement with lessons for everyone
I compare this book, in terms of what it took to write it (memorizing entire texts and then blinking the individual letters out, with each letter taking 2 minutes) to great physical achievements (the Tour de France, Navy Seal training, climbing Everest, etc.). What an ...

Light in August (The Corrected Text)

William Faulkner

Vintage International/Random House, 1990

Faulkner's Best (One of them, anyway)
This "Absalom,Absalom", and "Go Down, Moses" are my favorite novels by Faulkner. "Light in August" has the advantage of being his most readable book. I will let you in on a little secret, though. I have found that Faulkner is much better to LISTEN to than read ...

Up at the Villa
w. somerset maugham

Vintage International / Random House, 2000

A classic novel of suspense, temptation, and fate by one of the 20th centuries well known authors.