re-cover nr.46

Bonjour Tristesse - Françoise Sagan

This picture of a Dior outdoor was taken in Paris in May 2008.
 
Françoise Sagan was a French writer. Bonjour Tristesse (Hello Sadness, in English) was first published in 1954. The title is derived from a poem by Paul Éluard.
In 1958, Bonjour Tristesse was adapted to film.
The words Bonjour Tristesse were also written on the façade of Siza Vieira's apartment building in Kreuzberg, Berlin.

"The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read."

re-cover nr.45

Babyji - Abha Dawesar

This picture was taken in Amsterdam in 2009.

Abha Dawesar is an Indian novelist.
Babyji was first published (in English) in 2005.

"I want to collapse my wave function into you."

re-cover nr.44

Less than zero - Bret Easton Ellis

This picture was taken in Amsterdam in 2009.

Bret Easton Ellis is an American author.
Less than zero, titled after the Elvis Costello song of the same name, was first published in 1985.

Less than zero was adapted into a movie in 1987.

"She laughs and looks out the window and I think for a minute that she's going to start to cry. I'm standing by the door and I look over at the Elvis Costello poster, at his eyes, watching her, watching us, and I try to get her away from it, so I tell her to come over here, sit down, and she thinks I want to hug her or something and she comes over to me and puts her arms around my back and says something like 'I think we've all lost some sort of feeling."

re-cover nr.43

On the Origin of Species - Charles Darwin

These pictures were taken in Paris in 2008.

Charles Darwin was an English biologist and author.
On the Origin of Species was first published in England in 1859.

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."

P.S. Luis, esta é para ti!

re-cover nr.42

Crash - J. G. Ballard

This picture was taken in Paris, in 2008.
 
J. G. Ballard is a British writer. Crash was first published in 1973.
In 1996, the novel was made into a movie of the same name by Canadian film director David Cronenberg.

"After having...been constantly bombarded by road-safety propaganda, it was almost a relief to find myself in a real accident."