Adult books from Ukraine
Recommended adult books (3)
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If you are into adult here are some adult books from Ukraine for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Brisbane by Eugene Vodolazkin EN
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In this complex novel from the winner of two of Russia's biggest literary prizes, a celebrated guitarist robbed of his talent by Parkinson's disease seeks other paths to immortality. For readers of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Umberto Eco, and Solzhenitsyn, this richly layered new novel from the author of Laurus follows a musical prodigy in search of inner peace as he faces an incurable disease. Like Vodolazkin's earlier novels, this personal story of a lifetime quest for meaning will resonate with any mortal who has grasped for eternity. At fifty, Gleb Yanovski, an acclaimed guitar virtuoso, is diag... continue
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O Nariz é o nome de um dos contos satíricos clássicos na literatura russa. Foi escrito pelo célebre escritor Nikolai Gogol e inspirou o compositor Dmitri Shostakovich a compor a ópera homônima. Escrita entre 1835 e 1836, a narrativa conta a história de um oficial de São Petersburgo cujo nariz abandona o rosto e decide ter vida independente. O Nariz, não trata de forças sobrenaturais, mas de uma manipulação estética da qual Gogol soube tirar proveito graças à sua genialidade como escritor.
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The Hard Parts : A Memoir of Courage and Triumph by Oksana Masters EN
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“A gut-wrenching, wildly inspiring story about overcoming the most daunting obstacles through steely tenacity, sheer will, and a great big dose of motherly love.” —Jeannette Walls, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle An inspirational and powerful memoir from the United States’s most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete, The Hard Parts is Oksana Masters’s gripping account of overcoming extraordinary Chernobyl disaster–caused physical challenges to create a life that challenges everyone to push through what is holding them back. Oksana Masters was born in Ukraine—i... continue