Focusing on the last week of Le Corbusier’s life, Villa E is a novel about two brilliant, complex artists and the extraordinary place that bound them—now a World Heritage Site. It is a story of artistic and sexual obsession, guilt, and the transformative power of memory.

2024年8月6日 · “Villa E” follows Eileen Gray and the famous architect Le Corbusier in a French villa. The book traces the pairs artistic choices and creatively tells the story of the pair. The writing style of this novel is a little hard to adjust to, and sometimes distracts from the character development and plot points.

Nine Island is an intimate nonfiction novel, told by J, a woman who lives in a glass tower on one of Miami Beach’s lush Venetian Islands. Jane Alison's new translations brilliantly render into English a series of erotic passages from the Amores and various wondrous tales of...

Two brilliant architects clash over the fate of a luxurious villa in this riveting tale of artistic obsession. Along the glittering coast of southern France, among a jungle of olive trees and aloes, a white villa rose from an earthen terrace.

2024年8月6日 · Two brilliant architects clash over the fate of a luxurious villa in this riveting tale of artistic obsession. Along the glittering coast of southern France, among a jungle of olive trees and aloes, a white villa rose from an earthen terrace.

2024年8月6日 · Inspired by the real-life collision of Irish designer Eileen Gray and famed Swiss architect Le Corbusier, and the extraordinary place that bound them, Jane Alison boldly reimagines a now-infamous...

2024年6月3日 · Listed in the Architecture category on Art In Fiction, Villa E (2024) by Jane Alison is inspired by the story of Irish designer Eileen Gray and famed Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Along the glittering coast of southern France, a white villa sits atop an earthen terrace—a site of artistic genius, now subject to bitter dispute.

2024年8月6日 · Hannah renders the experiences of the young women who served in Vietnam in all-encompassing detail. The first half of the book, set in gore-drenched hospital wards, mildewed dorm rooms, and boozy officers’ clubs, is an exciting read, tracking the transformation of virginal, uptight Frankie into a crack surgical nurse and woman of the world.