Adult genre books (228)


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Juno Loves Legs : A Novel by Karl Geary EN

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Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
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For fans of Shuggie Bain and A Little Life, Juno Loves Legs is the epic and heartbreaking story of a young friendship set in working-class Dublin in the 1980s Juno Loves Legs is the story of two teens labeled as delinquents. Juno and "Legs" grow up on the same housing estate in Dublin, where spirited, intelligent Juno is ostracized for her poverty and Legs is persecuted for his sexuality; they find safety only in each other. Set against the backdrop of Dublin in the 1980s, a place of political, social and religious change, the friends yearn for an unbound life and together they begin to fight ... continue

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Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
Sometimes they talk all night long. In the still darkness of their cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause which makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love which makes all else endurable. Each has always been alone, and always - especially now - in danger of betrayal. But in cell 7 each surrenders to the other something of himself that he has never surrendered before.

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La Azotea by Fernanda Trías ES

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
Empezamos allí donde terminamos: ¿qué ha ocurrido en este apartamento en ruinas, separado del mundo exterior?

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La hora de la estrella by Clarice Lispector ES

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Description:
Ésta es «la historia de una inocencia herida, de una miseria anónima», una breve e intensa visión del absurdo que supone una existencia anodina, una rutina vacía tanto de pensamientos como de afectos, como la de la insignificante y escuálida joven del Noreste permanentemente anonadada, una muchacha que «no sabía que ella era lo que era» y que por ello «no se sentía infeliz». En las páginas de La hora de la estrella aparece con toda su fuerza el personalísimo estilo de Clarice Lispector: su peculiar forma de transformar las palabras en imágenes vigorosas y puras se une aquí a una compleja estru... continue

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Las estrellas son negras by Arnoldo Palacios ES

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Irra o Israel, el protagonista de este clásico recobrado, publicado por primera vez en la Colombia del año 49, después del Bogotazo, sueña con matar al intendente de una Quibdó que es la de los años cuarenta. Una ciudad cosmopolita y pequeña; una ciudad con casaquintas coloniales y miseria. Y un río: el río que ve Irra desde su casa en la orilla de la desembocadura del Quito, tal como lo nombra en la novela y que es el mismo Atrato. Esta es una novela ambiciosa desde su concepción: en día y medio un hombre da cuenta de un mundo desconocido hasta hoy por propios extraños. Una ciudad construida ... continue

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Leave the World Behind : A Novel by Rumaan Alam EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Bangladesh flag Bangladesh
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"A ... novel about two families--strangers to each other--who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong"--


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Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash EN

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**A New York Times Editor's Pick** From the Ambassador of the UAE to Russia comes Letters to a Young Muslim, a bold and intimate exploration of what it means to be a Muslim in the twenty-first century. In a series of personal and insightful letters to his sons, Omar Saif Ghobash offers a vital manifesto that tackles the dilemmas facing not only young Muslims but everyone navigating the complexities of today’s world. Full of wisdom and thoughtful reflections on faith, culture and society. This is a courageous and essential book that celebrates individuality whilst recognising it is our shared h... continue

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Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Description:
A visionary novel about the collision of technology and play, horror and humanity, from a master of the spine-tingling tale. They've infiltrated homes in Hong Kong, shops in Vancouver, the streets of Senegal, town squares of Oaxaca, schools in Tel Aviv, bedrooms in Ohio. They're following you. They're everywhere now. They're us. In Samanta Schweblin's wildly imaginative new novel, Little Eyes, "kentukis" have gone viral across the globe. They're little mechanical stuffed animals that have cameras for eyes, wheels for feet, and are connected to an anonymous global server. Owners of kentukis hav... continue

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Love by Hanne Orstavik EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
A single mother, Vibeke, and her son Jon, have just moved to a small, remote town in the north of Norway. It is the day before Jon's birthday, but Vibeke, preoccupied with concerns of her own, has forgotten this. With a man on her mind, she ventures to the local library and then a fairground, while Jon goes out to sell lottery tickets for his sports club. We follow the two characters on their separate journeys through a cold winter's night as Orstavik weaves together their two separate worlds - a sense of uneasiness grows.