Historical fiction genre books (1184)



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Im Westen Nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque DE

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
Die Geschichte des neunzehnjährigen Paul Bäumer, der als ahnungsloser Kriegsfreiwilliger von der Schulbank an die Front kommt.

393.

Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / India flag India
Description:
This is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast his as our Mahadev, the God of Gods.

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Imposible Decir Adiós / We Do Not Part by Kang Han ES

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Country: Asia / South Korea flag South Korea
Description:
LA NUEVA NOVELA DE HAN KANG PREMIO NOBEL DE LITERATURA 2024 PREMIO MÉDICIS ÉTRANGER 2023 «Una novela inquietantemente bella sobre la imposibilidad de despertar de la pesadilla histórica. Inolvidable». -Hernán Díaz Una gélida mañana de finales de diciembre, Gyeongha recibe un inesperado mensaje de su amiga Inseon: después de sufrir un accidente en su taller de carpintería en la isla de Jeju, ha sido trasladada de urgencia a un hospital de Seúl. Desde la cama, Inseon le ruega que tome el primer vuelo a la isla y se ocupe de su pequeña cotorra antes de que se le acaben el agua y la comida. Pero, ... continue

395.

In Memoriam by Alice Winn EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
It's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in an idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. At seventeen, they're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that Ellwood is in love with him, always has been. When Gaunt's German mother asks him to enlist in the British army to protect the family from anti-German attacks, he signs up immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelm... continue

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In Praise of Hatred by Khaled Khalifa EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Syria flag Syria
Description:
1980s Syria. Our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents. Her three aunts bring her up with the aid of their ever-devoted blind servant. Soon the high walls of the family home are unable to protect her from the social and political upheavals outside.

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In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
The first installment of the French author's multivolume autobiographical novel, originally published in 1913, in which he recalls his childhood and first infatuation.

398.

In the Company of Men by Veronique Tadjo EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE Harper’s Bazaar: Best Book of the Year Boston Globe: Best Book of the Year Ms. Magazine: Best Feminist Book of the Year Words Without Borders: Best Translated Book of the Year Drawing on real accounts of the Ebola outbreak that devastated West Africa, this poignant, timely fable reflects on both the strength and the fragility of life and humanity’s place in the world. Two boys venture from their village to hunt in a nearby forest, where they shoot down bats with glee, and cook their prey over an open fire. Within a month, they are dead, bodies ravaged... continue

399.

In the Country of Others : A Novel by Leila Slimani EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Africa / Morocco flag Morocco
Description:
The award-winning, #1 internationally bestselling new novel by the author of The Perfect Nanny, about a woman in an interracial marriage whose fierce desire for autonomy parallels her adopted country's fight for independence The world of men is just like the world of botany. In the end, one species dominates another. One day, the orange will win out over the lemon, or vice versa, and the tree will once again produce fruit that people can eat. In her first new novel since The Perfect Nanny launched her onto the world stage and won her acclaim for her "devastatingly perceptive character studies"... continue

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In the Distance by Hernán Díaz EN

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Description:
A young Swedish boy, separated from his brother, becomes a man; the man, despite himself, becomes a legend and outlaw.