Drama genre books (85)
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Pedro y el Capitán by Mario Benedetti ES
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
Pedro y el Capit�n, que ha conmocionado al mundo por su crudeza y realismo, es una denuncia contra la tortura (una de las peores ignominias que practican los mecanismos del poder) y una defensa esperanzadora de la dignidad y de los derechos humanos. Pedro es un preso pol�tico. Durante su encierro es acosado y torturado f�sica y psicol�gicamente por el capit�n. Enfrentados por causas contrarias en una batalla desigual, la v�ctima y el verdugo habr�n de confirmar que hay valores eternos que ninguna fuerza represiva puede borrar. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The torture practiced by totalitarian regimes i... continue
Belgium63.
Pequena coreografia do adeus by Aline Bei PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Julia é filha de pais separados: sua mãe não suporta a ideia de ter sido abandonada pelo marido, enquanto seu pai não suporta a ideia de ter sido casado. Sufocada por uma atmosfera de brigas constantes e falta de afeto, a jovem escritora tenta reconhecer sua individualidade e dar sentido à sua história, tentando se desvencilhar dos traumas familiares.
Entre lembranças da infância e da adolescência, e sonhos para o futuro, Julia encontra personagens essenciais para enfrentar a solidão ao mesmo tempo que ensaia sua própr... continue
64.
IndiaDescription:
Arrested for unbelievably answering all twelve questions on the Indian game show "Who Will Win a Billion?" semi-literate waiter Ram Mohammad Thomas explains to his lawyer how he knew the answer to each question due to events in his personal life, from a past meeting with a zealous Australian army colonel to his tour guide job at the Taj Mahal. A first novel. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
65.
Reigen by Arthur Schnitzler DE
AustriaDescription:
"Reigen" ist ein Bühnenstück von Arthur Schnitzler. Die Uraufführung fand am 23. Dezember 1920 am Kleinen Schauspielhaus in Berlin statt und war einer der größten Theaterskandale des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das Stück schildert in zehn erotischen Dialogen die "unerbittliche Mechanik des Beischlafs" (der im Stück selbst nicht gezeigt wird) und sein Umfeld von Macht, Verführung, Sehnsucht, Enttäuschung und das Verlangen nach Liebe. Es zeichnet ein Bild der Moral in der Gesellschaft des Fin de siècle und durchwandert dabei in einem Reigen alle sozialen Schichten vom Proletariat bis zur Aristokratie. Das... continue
Japan67.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ireland69.
Shosha by Isaac Bashevis Singer EN
PolandDescription:
It is Warsaw in the 1930s. Aaron Greidinger is an aspiring young writer and the son of a rabbi, who struggles to be true to his art when he is faced with the chance of riches and a passport to America. But as the Nazis threaten to invade Poland, Aaron rediscovers Shosha, his childhood sweetheart - still living on Krochmalna Street, still strangely childlike - who has been waiting for him all these years. In the face of unimaginable horror, he chooses to stay... One of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most personal works, Shosha is an unforgettable novel about conflicted desires, lost lives and the rede... continue
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Skylark by Dezso Kosztolanyi EN
HungaryDescription:
It is 1900, give or take a few years. The Vajkays—call them Mother and Father—live in Sárszeg, a dead-end burg in the provincial heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Father retired some years ago to devote his days to genealogical research and quaint questions of heraldry. Mother keeps house. Both are utterly enthralled with their daughter, Skylark. Unintelligent, unimaginative, unattractive, and unmarried, Skylark cooks and sews for her parents and anchors the unremitting tedium of their lives. Now Skylark is going away, for one week only, it’s true, but a week that yawns endlessly for her p... continue