Books written by female authors (3286)
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Men Who Hate Women : From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All by Laura Bates EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A ground-breaking investigation into extreme misogyny.
South Korea1553.
Mentalisten by Camilla Läckberg NO
SwedenDescription:
I en kjempesatsing fra Sverige skapes en ny etterforskerduo utenom det vanlige: politietterforskeren Mina Dabiri og mentalisten Vincent Walder fra Stockholm. Mentalisten er den første i en trilogi av selveste Camilla Läckberg, skrevet sammen med den kjente mentalisten Henrik Fexeus. Mordet som setter det hele i gang er brutalt - en ung kvinne blir funnet i et sverdskap, gjennomboret fra alle kanter av sverdene lik en makaber parodi på det magiske trikset. Mina oppsøker mentalisten Vincent i et forsøk på å forstå morderens tenkemåte. Vincent lar seg fascinere av både Mina og saken hun etterfors... continue
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Mentes Perigosas by Ana Beatriz Barbosa Silva PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
EDIÇÃO COMEMORATIVA DE 10º ANIVERSÁRIO COM DOIS CAPÍTULOS INÉDITOS Eles podem ter várias faces. Disfarçados de pessoas de bem, autora de mentes ansiosas ocultam o que realmente são: seres calculistas, manipuladores e insensíveis aos sentimentos alheios. Estão ao nosso lado no trabalho, na escola, na vizinhança e no círculo familiar e, a qualquer momento, podem gerar destruição em nossa vida. Eles são os psicopatas, uma ameaça real e silenciosa para toda a sociedade. Psicopatas não sentem culpa nem compaixão. Não se arrependem. Não nutrem nenhum senso de empatia ou responsabilidade em relação a... continue
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Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother : Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran EN
ChinaDescription:
The stories of Chinese mothers whose daughters have been wrenched from them, and also brings us the voices of some adoptive mothers from different parts of the world. These are stories which Xinran could not bring herself to tell previously - because they were too painful and close to home.
1556.
Iceland1557.
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.”—The Guardian IN DEVELOPMENT AS A HULU ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES PRODUCED BY KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS • WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD • NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, NPR, The Washington Post, Tordotcom, Marie Claire, Vox, Mashable, Men’s Health, Library Journal, Book Riot, LibraryReads An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose the... continue
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Meyebela : My Bengali Girlhood by Tasalimā Nāsarina EN
Country: Asia / 
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Description:
This groundbreaking book throws open a window on a world unknown to most Westerners. Taslima Nasrin revisits her early years — from her auspicious birth on a Muslim holy day to the threshold of womanhood at fourteen — in a small rural village during the years East Pakistan became Bangladesh. Set against the background of the fight for independence, Nasrin’s earliest memories alternate between scenes of violence and flight and images of innocent pleasures of childhood in her extended family. A precocious child, Nasrin’s acute awareness of the injustice and suffering endured by her mother and ot... continue
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Mi carta más larga by Mariama Ba ES
SenegalDescription:
Mi carta más larga está considerada como una de las novelas más importantes de la literatura africana, por cómo su autora, Mariama Bâ, aborda la situación de las mujeres de Senegal.
Durante su encierro tradicional a raíz de su viudez, Ramatoulaye escribe a Aïssatou, su mejor amiga que vive fuera del país. Esta carta es una reflexión de cómo ha sido la vida de la protagonista, su visión personal sobre los matrimonios forzados, la injusticia social que viven las mujeres y el sentimiento de desamor y engaño... continue
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Mi Marido by Rumena Buzarovska ES
Country: Europe / 
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Description:
In these eleven devastatingly precise and psychologically unsettling stories, we follow the female protagonists' thwarted attempts at intimacy, ranging from pretense, to denial, to violent and ultimately self-destructive acts. This smart, funny, provocative collection demonstrates the profound skills that have made Rumena Buzarovska one of the finest contemporary writers of short fiction in Macedonia.