Alix Cleo Roubaud was born in 1952. A talented photographer not well known during her lifetime, Alix was what one could call a tortured soul. She was often depressed, suicidal, and an abuser of prescription drugs and alcohol. She died of a pulmonary embolism at age 31 having also suffered from severe asthma. This may [...]
“One day, a man of average height stood on a station platform holding a very heavy bag. That man was me, but it was not my bag.”
When a book starts thusly, one can only imagine what is to follow. Although I could anticipate the possibilities, I at least knew the ride with Christian Oster would [...]
Narrated by an unnamed man, The Unforeseen gives us a good look at a most uncommon human. The man, who suffers from a perpetual cold, finds himself alone in a strange city. At the mercy of strangers from beginning to end, he starts going by the name “Serge”. Although he often blurts out an embarrassing [...]