Géret, Georges 1924-1996Overview
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Georges Géret
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5 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in French and held by 832 libraries worldwide A Greek pacifist leader is murdered at a rally. Despite the official police report of accidental death, a journalist's persistent questioning leads to a full-scale investigation, revealing corruption in high places.
Le journal d'une femme de chambre
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1 edition published in 2001 in French and held by 463 libraries worldwide A chambermaid with Paris flair gets a job at a country estate. The family she works for and the other staff members are a strange sort and she must learn the ways of country living and neighbor rivalry. After a child is murdered near the estate, she begins to have her suspicions as to whom may be responsible.
Diary of a chambermaid
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in French and English and held by 21 libraries worldwide A chambermaid with Paris flair gets a job at a country estate. The family she works for and the other staff members are a strange sort and she must learn the ways of country living. After a child is murdered near the estate, she begins to have her suspicions as to whom may be responsible.
Les Misérables
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2 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in Chinese and French and held by 13 libraries worldwide Based on Victor Hugo's classic tale of the ex-convict Valjean, whose attempts at a normal life are disrupted by the fanatical police inspector Javert, and the French revolution.
L'Heritage
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1 edition published in 1986 in French and held by 10 libraries worldwide Cachelin's daughter is considered an excellent "catch" because she is heiress to a great fortune, but there is a catch: she will only receive the inheritance if she has a child within three years of her wedding. A bizarre race with the stork takes place which husband and wife seem destined to lose until the fortuitous arrival of an attractive woman permits a discreet and profitable conclusion.
Le journal d'une femme de chambre
by Luis Buñuel
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1 edition published in 2005 in French and held by 7 libraries worldwide
La fiancée du pirate
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4 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in French and Undetermined and held by 4 libraries worldwide Tired of enduring sexual exploitation from the men in her village for free, a beautiful young girl starts charging for her services, and suddenly finds herself with more power than she ever imagined.
Le guignolo
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4 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 4 libraries worldwide
Week-end à Zuydcoote
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1 edition published in 2000 in French and held by 4 libraries worldwide
A very curious girl
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1 edition published in 2000 in French and held by 4 libraries worldwide A beautiful and poor girl is known intimately by most of the men in her village. Tired of enduring the physical abuse and the sexual exploitation, she starts to charge a fee for her services. This disrupts the smug patriarchal society of the village of Tellier.
They came to rob Las Vegas
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide "Casino dealer Tony Vincenzo knows how to figure the odds, and he figures the job he's planned is close to a sure thing. He knows about the route and the security measures taken to protect an armored car hauling cash from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. He knows no one will find the car after he's detoured it off the road and into a specially constructed subterranean desert vault. And yet he doesn't know enough."--Container.
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in French and held by 2 libraries worldwide "Handsome would-be poet Lucien Chardon is poor and naive, but highly ambitious. Failing to make his name in his dull provincial hometown, he is taken up by a patroness, the captivating married woman Madame de Bargeton, and prepares to forge his way in the glamorous beau monde of Paris. But Lucien has entered a world far more dangerous than he realized, as Madame de Bargeton's reputation becomes compromised and the fickle, venomous denizens of the courts and salons conspire to keep him out of their ranks. Lucien eventually learns that, wherever he goes, talent counts for nothing in comparison to money, intrigue and unscrupulousness"--http://www.amazon.co.uk.
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes. 2ème partie
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1 edition published in 2006 in French and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes. 1ère partie
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1 edition published in 2006 in French and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Week-end à Zuydcoote
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4 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in French and held by 1 library worldwide
Le journal d'une femme de chambre
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3 editions published between 1993 and 2008 in French and Undetermined and held by 1 library worldwide
Le Pistonné
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2 editions published in 1993 in Undetermined and French and held by 1 library worldwide
Flic ou voyou
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2 editions published between 1990 and 1992 in French and held by 1 library worldwide more
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Adultery Aristocracy (Social class) Assassination Assassination--Investigation Caper films Children--Violence against China Comedy films Comedy films Country life Crime Detective and mystery films Drama Drama Feature films Feature films Fiction films Fiction television programs Film adaptations Foreign films France France--Normandy France--Paris French drama (Comedy) Greece--Drama Horror films Hugo, Victor,--1802-1885 Italy Journalists Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Motion pictures Motion pictures, French Murder--Investigation Nevada--Las Vegas Political crimes and offenses Political films Promiscuity Prostitutes Revenge Right and wrong Robbery Television adaptations Television mini-series Television programs Thrillers (Motion pictures) Vasilikos, Vasilēs,--1934- Video recordings for the hearing impaired Women household employees
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Géret 1924-1996
Géret, George 1924-1996
Leroy, Allan 1924-1996
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