Contemporary fiction genre books (550)
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Turkey102.
De Niro's Game by Rawi Hage EN
LebanonDescription:
In this explosive, captivating portrait of life in a war zone, two young men must choose their futures: to stay in the war-torn Beirut and consolidate power through crime, or to go into exile abroad, alienated from the only existence they have known.
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United States of America104.
Delia's Way by Olga Berrocal Essex EN
Country: North America / 
Panama
Panama
Description:
Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Growing up in Panama City in the 1950s, young Delia Pineda is aware of a strained relationship because of her mother's past. Delia's growth is marked by a blossoming compassion for her tormented family and a firm conviction to lead a different life, free from unspeakable bonds of deception that keep the family together. "A quintessential coming-of-age novel... a haunting tale of sibiling rivalry"--Booklist
Germany106.
Demonios / Djinns by Fatma Aydemir ES
Description:
Finalista del Deutscher Buchpreis Premio Robert Gernhardt Premio LiteraTour Nord «Es difícil no quedarse enganchado a Demonios». -Der Spiegel «Un fresco familiar de una intensidad extraordinaria». -Süddeutsche Zeitung «Una lectura que te abre los ojos». -ARD Druckfrisch Hüseyin Yilmaz muere de un infarto el día que cumple su sueño de regresar a Estambul para jubilarse. Han pasado treinta años desde que este hombre de origen kurdo emigrara a Alemania, en la década de 1970, para trabajar de forma incansable y sacar adelante a su familia, que ahora viaja a Turquía para enterrarle. Cada uno de ell... continue
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Deplorable Conversations with Cats and Other Distractions by YEOH. JO-ANN EN
MalaysiaDescription:
A man finds himself the unwitting companion of a talking cat. . . Lucky Lee has everything-- wealth, charm, money, good looks-- and does very, very little with it. He's content. He's happy. He takes for granted that life is good and always will be. But then his sister, the go-getting, successful, famous TV chef Pearl Lee, dies, horribly and suddenly. Lucky is devastated. As he struggles to live without the big sister who's always been the dominant, often relentless force in his life, the inconceivable happens-- her cat begins to talk to him. It wants to know where Pearl is. It questions his ea... continue
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Désorientale by Négar Djavadi FR
IranDescription:
Kimiâ Sadr, née à Téhéran puis exilée en France, suit un protocole d'insémination artificielle pour avoir un enfant avec son amie, Anna. Dans la salle d'attente, elle se remémore ses souvenirs, sa famille, ses parents, opposés aux différents régimes en place. Un récit qui évoque l'Iran des années 1970, la France d'aujourd'hui, l'exil, l'homosexualité, l'identité et la transmission. Premier roman.
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Devilry by Marley Valentine EN
AustraliaDescription:
Attending King University was at the top of my bucket list. Falling in love with my Professor wasn't. Earning a full scholarship to King University was my hard earned ticket out of hell. I'm happy to be away from the small town I grew up in and all the equally small minded people who live there. King was going to be my safe haven. A place where I could leave the old me behind and finally grow into the young man my family had desperately tried to hide away. Diving head first into new experiences, new friends, and parties, I didn't expect to run straight into the one thing I wasn't ready for. Hi... continue
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Dias de se fazer silêncio by Camila Maccari PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
"Camila Maccari: eis uma autora excepcional, que detém por completo o domínio da história e sabe como contá-la, usando uma linguagem dotada de conotação nos momentos certos e de forte realismo quando necessário. Digo com a segurança de quem muito leu e muito ensinou: Dias de se fazer silêncio ficará como um marco na atual literatura brasileira por razão de sua força dramática e por sua intensa e inesquecível literatura. " Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil Maria é apenas uma criança e enfrenta um turbilhão de sentimentos. Terá de lidar não só com o silêncio compulsório dentro de casa, mas com a doen... continue