Historical fiction genre books (955)
Romania142.
Circles in a Forest by Dalene Matthee EN
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
Born and bred into the tawny magnificence of Africa, Saul would fight to save the vanishing world of his inheritance.
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Cititorul by Bernhard Schlink RO
GermanyDescription:
Cititorul este tulburatoarea poveste a unei iubiri neobisnuite, dintre un adolescent si o femeie cu douazeci de ani mai in virsta. Povestea lor se intrerupe, dar se reia neasteptat dupa citiva ani, cind tinarul, acum student, isi regaseste iubita de altadata judecata pentru faptele comise pe vremea cind era supraveghetoare intr-un lagar SS din apropierea Cracoviei.
"Cititorul este romanul unei deveniri, insa nu vad in el un Bildungsroman. Devenirea lui Michael Berg depaseste pragul individual si devine colectiva, a unei intregi generatii care trebuie sa invete cum sa isi vindece ranile... continue
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City of Girls : A Novel by Elizabeth Gilbert EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and The Signature of All Things, a delicious novel of glamour, sex, and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good girl to be a good person. "A spellbinding novel about love, freedom, and finding your own happiness." - PopSugar "Intimate and richly sensual, razzle-dazzle with a hint of danger." -USA Today "Pairs well with a cocktail...or two." -TheSkimm "Life is both fleeting and dangerous, and there is no point in denying yourself pleasure, or being anything o... continue
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City of God : A Novel by Paulo Lins EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
The searing novel on which the internationally acclaimed hit film was based. “A Scarface-like urban epic . . . punctuated with lyricism and longing” (Publishers Weekly). City of God is a gritty, gorgeous tour de force from one of Brazil’s most notorious slums. Cidade de Deus: a place where the streets are awash with narcotics, where violence can erupt at any moment over drugs, money, and love—but also a place where the samba beat rocks till dawn, where the women are the most beautiful on earth, and where one young man wants to escape his background and become a photographer. When City of God e... continue
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Civilisations by Laurent Binet EN
FranceDescription:
It's world history. But not as we know it. c.1000AD: Erik the Red's daughter heads south from Greenland 1492: Columbus does not discover America 1531: the Incas invade Europe Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them. Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even when captured, his faith in his mission is unshaken. Thirty years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in a Europe ready for revolution. Fortunately, he has a recent guidebook to acquir... continue
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PortugalDescription:
Terminado em 1953 e inédito até depois da morte do autor, Claraboia narra com aguda percepção psicológica o dia a dia e as angústias dos moradores de um modesto prédio de apartamentos em Lisboa, e revela um Saramago em pleno domínio da narrativa. Primavera de 1952. Um prédio de seis apartamentos numa rua modesta de Lisboa é o cenário principal das histórias simultâneas que compõem este romance da juventude de José Saramago. Os dramas cotidianos dos moradores - donas de casa, funcionários remediados, trabalhadores manuais - tecem uma trama multifacetada, repleta de elementos do consagrado estil... continue
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AustraliaDescription:
From award-winning author Tim Winton comes an epic novel that regularly tops the list of best-loved novels in Australia. After two separate catastrophes, two very different families leave the country for the bright lights of Perth. The Lambs are industrious, united, and--until God seems to turn His back on their boy Fish--religious. The Pickleses are gamblers, boozers, fractious, and unlikely landlords. Change, hardship, and the war force them to swallow their dignity and share a great, breathing, shuddering house called Cloudstreet. Over the next twenty years, they struggle and strive, laugh ... continue
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Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood EN
Description:
From the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Cocaine Blues, the first historical mystery featuring the sensual, posh, and intrepid murder detective Phryne Fisher... "Phryne can not get enough of adventure and the reader can not get enough of Phryne."—Deadly Pleasures Looking for a riveting historical mystery series? This book is for you: Perfect for Fans of Rhys Bowen and Dorothy Sayers Inspired the Netflix show Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, starring Essie Davis Movie Currently Streaming on Acorn TV The London season is in full fling at the end of the roaring 1920s, but the ... continue
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Comfort Me with Apples by Catrin Morgan EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Family saga set in south Wales in 1920s.