Adult genre books (430)




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Touch by Adania Shibli EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Palestine flag Palestine
Description:
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

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Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
A jarring, fragmented ride through the dark underbelly of Edinburgh, the festival city. There is not an advocate, a festival performer or a fur coat in sight as, with bitter passion and rancid humour, Welsh lays bare the lives of this ill-starred bunch of addicts, alcoholics and no-hopers.

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Travelers : A Novel by Helon Habila EN

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Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
A startlingly imaginative exploration of the African diaspora in Europe, by one of our most acclaimed international writers. Award-winning author Helon Habila has been described as "a courageous tale teller with an uncompromising vision…a major talent" (Rawi Hage). His new novel Travelers is a life-changing encounter with those who have been uprooted by war or aspiration, fear or hope. A Nigerian graduate student who has made his home in America knows what it means to strike out for new shores. When his wife proposes that he accompany her to Berlin, where she has been awarded a prestigious art... continue

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Tu nombre después de la lluvia by Victoria Álvarez ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
Érase una vez en Irlanda... Corren los primeros días de enero de 1903 y el profesor Quills, un hombre sabio y triste, vuelve a su casa de Oxford después de asistir a unas conferencias en Londres; Oliver Saunders, joven y tímido, trabaja en su pequeño cuarto de Balliol College, rodeado de diccionarios y novelas góticas; Lionel Lennox, amante de la buena vida y de las faldas ligeras, está en Egipto, a punto de profanar la tumba de una princesa para llevarse una joya de inestimable valor. Poco tienen en común los tres amigos, excepto el in... continue



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Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
Inspired by her mother's stories of war and Nigeria's folktale traditions, Under the Udala Trees is Chinelo Okparanta's deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly

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Us Against You : A Novel by Fredrik Backman EN

Rating: 5 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Instant New York Times Bestseller! The author of A Man Called Ove returns with “a lyrical look at how a community heals, how families recover, and how individuals grow” (The Washington Post). “Fans of Backman will not be disappointed. His work continues to amaze and captivate, enlighten and thrill.” —Shelf Awareness A small community tucked deep in the forest, Beartown is home to tough, hardworking people who don’t expect life to be easy or fair. No matter how difficult times get, they’ve always been able to take pride in their local ice hockey team. So it’s a cruel blow when they hear that th... continue