Historical fiction genre books (1114)
Honduras
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Love, Anger, Madness : A Haitian Trilogy by Marie Chauvet EN
Country: North America / 
Haiti
Haiti
Description:
Now in English for the first time, this major work of Haitian literature is a powerfully rendered response to life under an oppressive regime Suppressed immediately upon publication in 1968 and finally released in France in 2005, this stunning trilogy, brilliantly introduced by Edwidge Danticat, is a scathing response to the powerful racial, sexual, and class struggles that rule Haiti. InLove, three sisters entangle themselves in each other’s love lives, creating a complicated family dynamic that echoes the growing chaos outside of the house. InAnger, the daughter of a middle-class family terr... continue
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Luisa in Realityland by Claribel Alegría, Pedro Caubet, Darwin Flakoll, Erik Flakoll EN
Country: North America / 
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Description:
Claribel Alegria combines poetry, fiction, and historical narrative about her early childhood in Santa Ana, El Salvador.
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Lust, Caution by Eileen Chang EN
ChinaDescription:
In 1940s Shanghai, beautiful young Jiazhi spends her days playing mahjong and drinking tea with high society ladies. But China is occupied by invading Japanese forces and things are not always what they seem in wartime. Jiazhi’s life is a front. A patriotic student radical, her mission is to seduce a powerful employee of the occupying government and lead him to the assassin’s bullet. Yet as she waits for him to arrive at their liaison, Jiazhi begins to wonder if she is cut out to be a femme fatale and coldly take Mr Yi to his death. Or is she beginning to fall in love with him? A passionate ta... continue
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Lust, Caution by Ailing Zhang EN
Description:
An espionage thriller set against the backdrop of World War II Shanghai recounts the relationship between Mr. Yee, a powerful political figure, and Wang Jiazhi, a young woman who is swept up in a perilous game of emotional intrigue with Mr. Yee, in a volume that is accompanied by the screenplay for the film, an essay on the making of the film, and film stills. Simultaneous. (A Focus Features film, written by James Schamus & Wang Hui-Ling, directed by Ang Lee, releasing September 2007) (Performing Arts)
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Madama Sui by Augusto Roa Bastos ES
Country: South America / 
Paraguay
Paraguay
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Esta historia, tomada del natural, con personajes reales y auténticos, es menos que un relato y más que una invención», advierte Augusto Roa Bastos en las primeras páginas de Madama Sui. De hecho, la protagonista vivió en Paraguay, en los años sesenta y setenta, y su imagen perdura en la memoria colectiva de aquel país. Fue una muchacha excéntrica, mezcla de japonesa y criolla, ante la cual nadie permanecía indiferente. Murió con veinte años. Admiradora de Eva Perón, fue favorita de un extraño dict... continue
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Madame Curie und die Kraft zu träumen by Susanna Leonard DE
GermanyDescription:
Träume dir dein Leben schön, und mach aus diesen Träumen eine Realität.“ Marie Curie
Paris, 1891. Schon als Kind träumte Marie davon, eines Tages der Enge ihrer von Russland besetzten polnischen Heimat zu entfliehen. Nun, 20 Jahre später, erfüllt sich dieser Traum: Marie darf an der Sorbonne studieren. Dafür musste sie hart kämpfen, denn eine Frau ist in der Welt der Wissenschaft nicht gern gesehen. Doch Marie weiß, was sie will. Trotz aller Anfeindungen stürzt sie sich in die Forschung – und ins Leben. Als sie dem charmant... continue
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Ukraine