Books written by female authors (3286)
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Min lengste reise by Oksana Zabuzhko NO
UkraineDescription:
Da Russland invaderte Ukraina 24. februar 2022, hadde forfatter Oksana Zabuzjko akkurat ankommet Polen for å promotere sin nyeste bok. Hun hadde pakket den lille reisevesken, for hun skulle bare være borte fra leilighet og ektemann i Kyiv i et par dager. Da ektemannen ringte for å fortelle hva som hadde skjedd, forandret alt seg. Reisen ble brått til et ufrivillig eksil - og nyhetene fra hjemlandet mer grusomme for hver dag. I «Min lengste reise» forteller Zabuzjko nært og gripende om sin egen opplevelse av invasjonen slik hendelsene utfoldet seg utover våren - men også skarpt analytisk om Rus... continue
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SudanDescription:
In her Muslim hijab, with her down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose houses she cleans in London.
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Minha vida de rata by Joyce Carol Oates PT
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"O que deve prevalecer: a lealdade à família ou à verdade? Será que dizer a verdade é sempre um erro e mentir pela família é sempre justificável? É possível fazer o que é certo, mas se arrepender amargamente? Em uma sucessão de episódios vividamente rememorados, Violet Rue contempla as circunstâncias de quando ainda era a adorada filha mais nova dos Kerrigan. Até que seus irmãos assassinam brutalmente um adolescente negro e ela os denuncia para a polícia. Expulsa de casa, e rejeitada pela família, Violet passa sua vida consumida pela culpa e presa à fugidia esperança de retornar ao lar. A prem... continue
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Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt NL
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Juffrouw Minoes was vroeger poes. Ze spint, krabt, geeft kopjes en houdt nog steeds van vogeltjes. En ook al is ze nu een gewoon meisje, toch zingt ze af en toe nog de mauw-mauw-song en spreekt ze nog prima `kats . Dat laatste komt haar baas Tibbe, die in een krant schrijft, goed van pas. Via de katten-persdienst komt hij heel wat verborgen en geheime zaken te weten. Dat geeft natuurlijk grote moeilijkheden... Minoes is een betoverend boek, dat bekroond is met een Zilveren Griffel. Het is vertaald in het Frans, Duits, Engels, Spaans, Catalaans, Italiaans, Noors, Zweeds, IJslands, Grieks, Hebre... continue
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Minor Detail by Adania Shibli EN
PalestineDescription:
Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba – the catastrophe that led to the displacement and expulsion of more than 700,000 people – and the Israelis celebrate as the War of Independence. Israeli soldiers capture and rape a young Palestinian woman, and kill and bury her in the sand. Many years later, a woman in Ramallah becomes fascinated to the point of obsession with this ‘minor detail’ of history. A haunting meditation on war, violence and memory, Minor Detail cuts to the heart of the Palestinian ex... continue
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Miracle Creek : A Novel by Angie Kim EN
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
A thrilling debut novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng about how far we’ll go to protect our families—and our deepest secrets My husband asked me to lie. Not a big lie. He probably didn’t even consider it a lie, and neither did I, at first . . . In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine—a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic “dives” with the hopes of curing issues like autism or infertility. But when the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial... continue
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Miracle in Kigali: The Rwandan Genocide - a survivor's journey by Illuminée Nganemariya EN
RwandaDescription:
By a seeming miracle, Illuminee Nganemariya, a young Tutsi bride and her newborn son Roger survived the 1994 attempt by Rwanda's Hutu extremists to wipe their Tutsi neighbours from the face of the earth. Illuminee existed for 100 days in the living hell of Kigali, Rwanda's capital, after watching her husband being dragged away to be killed by friends who had celebrated their wedding with them a month earlier. Then she embarked on a horrific journey through the Genocide with Roger strapped to her back. At any moment a wrong move would have seen them join the 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus wh... continue
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Miraculée : Une découverte de Dieu au coeur du génocide rwandais by Immaculée Ilibagiza FR
Description:
En avril 1994 commence le génocide des Tutsis au Rwanda. Le 7 avril, Immaculée Ilibagiza quitte la maison pour se réfugier chez le pasteur du village mais ne reverra jamais ses parents et son frère adorés. Le nom d'Immaculée figure sur une liste de morts. Des centaines de Hutus ont une priorité : la trouver et la tuer. Cachée dans une minuscule salle de bains durant quatre-vingt-onze jours, elle prie sans relâche et remet sa vie et celle de ses sept compagnes entre les mains de dieu. Dans ce témoignage bouleversant, les miracles qui jalonnent le parcours de la jeune femme frappent autant que l... continue
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ChinaDescription:
From the author of 'The Good Women of China' comes the uplifting story of three sisters who, like so many migrant workers in today's China, leave their peasant community to seek their fortune in the big city.