Jan Versteeg

10 books

Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andreï Makine

Dreams of My Russian Summers

Dreams of My Russian Summers #1

Andreï Makine

244 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme by Andreï Makine

The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme

Dreams of My Russian Summers #3

Andreï Makine

206 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

Pierre Bayard

185 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Ian Maclean, Jan Potocki

The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

Ian Maclean, Jan Potocki

631 pages • first pub 1804 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy horror challenging medium-paced
Nothing Holds Back the Night by Delphine de Vigan

Nothing Holds Back the Night

Delphine de Vigan

342 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Summer Rain by Marguerite Duras

Summer Rain

Marguerite Duras

144 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Hell's Gate by Laurent Gaudé

Hell's Gate

Laurent Gaudé

272 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy dark sad tense slow-paced
Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac

Lost Illusions

La Comédie Humaine #38

Honoré de Balzac

752 pages • first pub 1837 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Memory by Philippe Grimbert

Memory

Philippe Grimbert

154 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

Vernon Subutex 1

Vernon Subutex #1

Virginie Despentes

400 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark reflective medium-paced