Humor genre books (63)


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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop : A Novel by Satoshi Yagisawa EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself--a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books. Translated By Eric Ozawa Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence--until the day her charming boyfriend Kashikoi, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he's been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako's life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a dee... continue

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De 100-jarige man die uit het raam klom en verdween by Jonas Jonasson NL

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Op zijn honderdste verjaardag ontvlucht een man het door hem zo gehate bejaardencentrum en ontvreemdt bij het busstation een zware koffer die gevuld blijkt te zijn met zwart geld.


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De held van station Friedrichstrasse

De held van station Friedrichstrasse by Maxim Leo NL

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
Wanneer de niet zo succesvolle videotheekeigenaar Michael Hartung bezoek krijgt van een journalist verandert zijn leven op slag. Uit Stasi-rapporten zou blijken dat Michael in 1983 als seinwachter verantwoordelijk moet zijn geweest voor een spectaculaire massavlucht uit de ddr, waarbij 127 mensen via station Friedrichstrasse in het Westen terechtkwamen. Michael ontkent aanvankelijk, maar na een behoorlijke vergoeding en een paar biertjes is hij bereid om het verhaal te bevestigen. Hij is tenslotte nog nooit belangrijk geweest, nog nooit een held. Niet veel later voelt het leven, met alle media... continue

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Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefer to write short stories, he earns a living composing obituaries for a newspaper. He longs to see his work published, yet the subjects of his obituaries continue to cling to life. But when he opens the newspaper to see his work in print for the first time, his pride swiftly turns to terror. He and Misha have been drawn into a trap from which there appears to be no escape.


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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows : A Novel by Balli Kaur Jaswal EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Asia / Singapore flag Singapore
Description:
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Pick A lively, sexy, and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about community, friendship, and women’s lives at all ages—a spicy and alluring mix of Together Tea and Calendar Girls. Every woman has a secret life . . . Nikki lives in cosmopolitan West London, where she tends bar at the local pub. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she’s spent most of her twenty-odd years distancing herself from the traditional Sikh community of her childhood, preferring a more independent (that is, Western) life. When her father’s death leaves the family financially strapped, Ni... continue

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Extinction by Thomas Bernhard EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
LRB BOOKSHOP'S AUTHOR OF THE MONTH ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY GEOFF DYER'If you haven't read Bernhard, you will not know of the most radical advance in fiction since Joyce ... My advice: dive in.' Lucy Ellmann'I absolutely love Bernhard: he is one of the darkest and funniest writers ... A must read for everybody.' Karl Ove KnausgaardFranz-Josef Murau is the intellectual black sheep of a powerful Austrian land-owning family. He now lives in Rome in self-imposed exile, surrounded by a coterie of artistic and intellectual friends. On returning from his sister'... continue

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Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Put New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett together . . . and all Hell breaks loose.

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Grown Ups by Marian Keyes EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER! A brand-new book from the #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Woman Who Stole My Life. They're a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together--birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family. Johnny's wife, Jessie--who has the most money--insists on it. Under the surface, though, conditions are murkier. While some people clash, other people like each other far too much . . . Still, everything manages to stay under contr... continue