“Theft” The protagonist, a middle-aged Jewish woman living in New York with her fourth husband and working in fashion, still cherishes an emerald ring she received from her first love. However, she loses the ring... Born in Quebec. A Jewish-American writer. Representative works include "The Adventures of Augie March" (1953), which won the National Book Award, and "Herzog" (1964). Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. “A Friend from England” Rachel, who runs a bookstore in London, has been living a life where she forbids herself from indulging in passion, bearing the scars of past love. She is drawn to the calm, yet melancholic, life of the accountant Mr. Livingston and his wife, a life born of their wealth. And then there is their daughter, Heather, and her unrestrained way of life. As she is tossed about by Heather, who whimsically chases love, Rachel is forced to re-examine her own lonely life. Anita Brookner Born in London. She began writing novels after the age of 50 and won the Booker Prize, the UK's highest literary award, for her fourth novel, "Hotel du Lac" (1984). She is considered one of the leading writers of contemporary British literature. “Eroshima” "On the morning the atomic bomb exploded, a young couple is making love in the city of Hiroshima" -- A strange cohabitation between a Japanese woman and a black man, set in Montreal, a city of cultural fusion. Haiku-like poetry vividly sketching race, eros, and death. Dany Laferrière Born in Haiti in 1953. Debuted as a writer in 1985 with "How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired." Simultaneously published "L'énigme du retour" in Quebec and France, winning the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal and the Prix Médicis in France. Elected a member of the Académie Française in 2013. “Mr. Vertigo” I was like an animal, a zero in human form. I was picked up by my master and did what no one else could. I toured various places and captivated people... A fantasy by Auster depicting the life of the "flying boy," his soaring and falling, set in the 1920s. Paul Auster Born in Newark in 1947. Gained worldwide attention as a novelist with the "New York Trilogy" from 1985 to 1986. Since then, he has been active as a representative writer of contemporary American literature, with numerous works translated into Japanese, including "The Invention of Solitude" and "Moon Palace." Died in 2024.