Writing

Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Born January 3, 1893 · Paris, France

Died May 15, 1945 · aged 52

Pierre Eugène Drieu La Rochelle (3 January 1893 – 15 March 1945) was a French writer of novels, short stories and political essays. He was born, lived and died in Paris. Drieu La Rochelle became a proponent of French fascism in the 1930s, and was a well-known collaborationist during the German occupation. Drieu was born into a middle class family from Normandy, based in the 17th arrondissement of…

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Oslo, August 31st

Oslo, August 31st · 2011

Oslo, August 31st

A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.

The Fire Within

The Fire Within · 1963

The Fire Within

Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.

A Woman at Her Window

A Woman at Her Window · 1976

A Woman at Her Window

Greece, 1936. An aristocratic woman engages in a series of loveless affairs before finding herself falling for a political activist.

The Voice

The Voice · 1992

The tale of two lovers spending time in Rome when, suddenly, in a restaurant, the man believes he recognizes the voice of a woman he once loved... remembrances and dreams of past love ensue.

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Oslo, August 31st

Oslo, August 31st · 2011

Oslo, August 31st

A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.

Novel

The Fire Within

The Fire Within · 1963

The Fire Within

Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living.

Novel

A Woman at Her Window

A Woman at Her Window · 1976

A Woman at Her Window

Greece, 1936. An aristocratic woman engages in a series of loveless affairs before finding herself falling for a political activist.

Novel

The Voice

The Voice · 1992

The tale of two lovers spending time in Rome when, suddenly, in a restaurant, the man believes he recognizes the voice of a woman he once loved... remembrances and dreams of past love ensue.

Story