Historical fiction genre books (634)
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Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The flaxen-haired beauty of the child-like Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon's classic novel of sensation uncovers the truth about its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder. It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investigates the narrow divide between sanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of all Victorian heroines.
252.
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See EN
FranceDescription:
The latest historical novel from New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China—perfect for fans of See’s classic Snowflower and the Secret Fan and The Island of Sea Women.
253.
Country: Asia / 
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Description:
The Dattas have lived in Bangladesh all their lives. Despite being members of a small Hindu community, they refuse to leave the country. And then, on 6 December 1992, the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya is demolished by a mob of Hindu fundamentalists. The nightmare inevitably arrives at the Dattas' doorstep, and their world begins to fall apart.
254.
Land of My Fathers by Vamba Sherif EN
LiberiaDescription:
Gripping story of conflict and turmoil in Liberia.
255.
Landscape Painted with Tea by Milorad Pavic EN
SerbiaDescription:
A failed architect's search for his father, an officer who vanished in Greece during World War II, becomes a labyrinthine puzzle, inextricably bound to the history of the ancient monastery on Mount Athos.
256.
Last House Before the Mountain by Monika Helfer EN
AustriaDescription:
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER For readers of Elena Ferrante, Téa Obrecht, and Claire Keegan, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, multigenerational family saga set in a fractured rural village in WWI Austria. Maria and Josef live with their children in a valley in westernmost Austria. When the First World War breaks out and Josef is drafted into the army, Maria is left to provide for her family alone. Every day is a struggle against starvation, the harsh alpine climate and the hostile nearby villagers who see Maria as little more than a beautiful temptress out for the men left behind. ... continue
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Lazarillo de Tormes by Anónimo ES
SpainDescription:
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades (más conocida como El Lazarillo de Tormes) es la primera novela picaresca de la literatura española y una de las más populares de su historia. El Lazarillo de Tormes, publicada en 1554, es un esbozo irónico y despiadado de la sociedad del momento, de la que se muestran sus vicios y actitudes hipócritas, sobre todo las de los clérigos y religiosos. Hay diferentes hipótesis sobre su autoría. Dado el contenido y la tesis de la obra, probablemente el autor fue simpatizante de las ideas erasmistas. La novela estuvo prohibida hasta 1537... continue
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Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier FR
Description:
The classic French novel written by a soldier, who would later die during World War I, tells the story of Auguste Meaulnes and the "domain mysterieux."
259.
Lena : unser Dorf und der Krieg by Käthe Recheis DE
Description:
Das Buch beschreibt wie das österreichische Mädchen Lena die Nazizeit erlebt.
Es werden viele Themen angesprochen, z.B. der Anschluß Österreichs, der Holocaust, Euthanasie, Bombenangriffe, Hitlerjugend u.v.m.
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