Books written by female authors (3296)
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Country: South America / 
Ecuador
Ecuador
Description:
"Was desire something like being possessed by a nightmare?" Fernanda and Annelise are so close they are practically sisters: a double image, inseparable. So how does Fernanda end up bound on the floor of an abandoned cabin, kidnapped by one of her teachers and estranged from Annelise? When Fernanda, Annelise, and their friends from Opus Dei Delta Academy for Girls convene after school, Annelise always spins the scariest stories and devises the riskiest games. Wearing her crocodile-jawbone crown, she leads them in rituals to her invented god: the rhinestone-encrusted firefly, the wandering womb... continue
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Je chemine avec Angélique Kidjo by Angélique Kidjo FR
BeninDescription:
« Avant d’être femme, avant d’être noire, je suis un être humain. Née dans une famille de dix enfants, au Bénin, j’ai reçu une éducation atypique. Mes parents étaient féministes : filles comme garçons, nous allions tous à l’école et participions équitablement aux tâches ménagères. Ils ne nous dictaient jamais notre conduite mais nous incitaient à nous remettre en question. Nous avons appris à associer la tête et le cœur à nos réflexions. Cela me définit bien : je suis cette personne à qui on a enseigné la tolérance. Et la musique, bien sûr, est inscrite au cœur de ma personnalité. Mon père jou... continue
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Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf EN
SwedenDescription:
JERUSALEM (1901-1902) by Selma Lagerlof, first woman author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is a story of Swedish families caught up in desire and divine exultation. Homestead tradition and religious inspiration, love and duty, come in conflict in this inspirational and gently bittersweet period novel that follows a pilgrimage of the idealist human spirit of Ingmar Ingmarsson and his kin.
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
In nineteenth-century England, all is going well for reclusive Mr Norell, who has regained some of the power of England's magicians from the past, until a rival magician, Jonathan Strange, appears and becomes Mr Norrell's pupil.
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Jouw vlees & bloed by Anne Resseler NL
BelgiumDescription:
Esthers wereld eindigt aan haar voordeur. Alles wat ze ooit zou willen, heeft ze binnen de muren van haar appartement: videogames, een warrig manuscript en haar hamster Pim. En wanneer ze zich ‘s avonds eenzaam dreigt te voelen, zoekt ze troost bij het skelet dat onder haar bed slaapt. Wanneer Pim ziek wordt, moet Esther wel de wereld trotseren die ze al jaren ontvlucht. Dat is hoe ze Ulrike ontmoet, een alleenstaande moeder met drie eigenaardige kinderen die in het appartement tegenover dat van Esther woont. Ulrike wekt in Esther verlangens op die ze niet kan plaatsen. Wanneer Ulrike la... continue
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Juego limpio by Tove Jansson ES
FinlandDescription:
Mari es escritora, Jonna es artista. Mari y Jonna comparten la vida desde hace décadas, una vida de trabajo, pero también de deleite y a veces de consternación. Discuten, sobre arte, sobre sus padres. Se critican el trabajo, a veces con amabilidad, otras con dureza. Se ríen, ven películas, recuerdan su juventud, pasan tiempo en la cabaña de la isla, o viajan por los Estados Unidos. Cada una conoce perfectamente los hábitos de la otra y los respeta. Pero de vez en cuando aparecen personas o cosas que alteran el equilibrio. Saben que no todo se puede controlar, incluso en la isla más pequeña. Se... continue
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July's People by Nadine Gordimer EN
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
“So flawlessly written that every one of its events seems chillingly, ominously possible.”—Anne Tyler, The New York Times Book Review A startling, imaginative novel from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature A violent war for equality has come to the white suburbs, driving out the ruling minority For years, it had been what is called a “deteriorating situation.” Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family—liberal whites—are rescued from the terror by their servant, July, who leads them to refuge in his village. What happens to the Smaleses and... continue
1260.
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as a poet and performer, and Robert Mapplethorpe would direct his highly provocative style toward photography. Bound in innocence and enthusiasm, they traversed the city from Coney Island to Forty-second Street, and eventually to the celebrated round table of Max's Kansas City, where the Andy Warhol contingent held court. In 1969, the pair set up camp at the Hotel Chelsea and soon entered a co... continue