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Jacques Chessex - The Tyrant

Reviews for The Tyrant by Jacques Chessex

'The Calmet patriarchal tyrant Paul is dead. None of his five adult children feel grief as their father was an abusive martinet. The youngest of Paul's offspring, Swiss schoolteacher Jean... Read More
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Jacques Chessex - A Jew Must Die

Reviews for A Jew Must Die by Jacques Chessex

'Like The Vampire Of Ropraz, Jacques Chessex's previous novel (see my review here) published in English translation by Bitter Lemon Press, A Jew Must Die is based on an historical... Read More
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Jacques Chessex - The Vampire of Ropraz

Reviews for The Vampire of Ropraz by Jacques Chessex

'I get a special kick out of that authorial magic that updates an old genre while remaining chillingly true to its time-honored form. In Jacques Chessex's The Vampire of Ropraz,... Read More
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