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Jeder stirbt für sich allein : Roman by Hans Fallada DE
GermanyDescription:
Ein einzigartiges Panorama des Berliner Lebens in der Nazizeit: Hans Falladas eindrückliche und berührende Darstellung des Widerstands der kleinen Leute avanciert rund sechzig Jahre nach der Entstehung zum internationalen Publikumserfolg. Jetzt erscheint erstmals die ungekürzte Fassung nach dem bislang unveröffentlichten Originalmanuskript. - Ein Berliner Ehepaar wagte einen aussichtslosen Widerstand gegen die Nazis und wurde 1943 hingerichtet. Von ihrem Schicksal erfuhr Hans Fallada aus einer Gestapo-Akte, die ihm durch den Dichter und späteren Kulturminister Johannes R. Becher in die Hände k... continue
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La audaz e inquietante novela corta de Thomas Mann, escrita en 1952, es la contraparte femenina de su obra maestra Muerte en Venecia. Escrito desde el punto de vista de una mujer en lo que ahora podríamos llamar la crisis de la mediana edad, El cisne negro evidencia el dominio de Mann en el análisis psicológico y su convincente interés en la intersección de lo físico y lo espiritual en el comportamiento humano. Es sorprendentemente relevante para las discusiones actuales sobre la política del cuerpo, las inscripciones masculinas de lo femenino y... continue
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La musa oscura by Armin Öhri ES
Country: Europe / 
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
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Una novela de detectives, situada en 1865 en Berlín, por entonces capital del reino de Prusia. En este caso, aunque comienza con el clásico homicidio, el misterio no gira en torno a quién lo hizo, sino que se enfoca en los inteligentes giros retóricos, que tienen como fin generar suficiente duda razonable para lograr la perfección del crimen.
El detective amateur es Julius Bentheim, estudiante de derecho, que mejora sus magros ingresos con su habilidad y talento para dibujar, principalmente escenas del crimen para la policía. Y lo acompañan, su... continue
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Look at Him by Anna Starobinet︠s︡ EN
RussiaDescription:
Journalist, scriptwriter, and novelist Anna Starobinets-often called "Russia's Stephen King"-is best known for her work in horror and her writing for children. In this groundbreaking memoir, Starobinets chronicles the devastating loss of her unborn son to a fatal birth defect. After her son's death, Starobinets suffers from nightmares and panic attacks; the memoir describes her struggle to find sympathy, community, and psychological support for herself and her family. A finalist for Russia's 2018 National Bestseller Prize, Look at Him ignited a firestorm in Russia, prompting both high praise a... continue
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Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali EN
TurkeyDescription:
"The pain of losing something precious can be forgotten over time. But our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache.' A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade and discover life in 1920s Berlin. There, amid the city's bustling streets, elegant museums, passionate politics and seedy cabarets, a chance meeting transforms his life forever. Caught between his desire for freedom and his yearning to belong, he struggles to hold on to the new life he has found."
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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl EN
AustriaDescription:
With a new Foreword by Harold S. Kushner and a new Biographical Afterword by William J. Winslade Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and mov... continue
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Man's Search For Meaning : The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust by Viktor E. Frankl EN
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Over 16 million copies sold worldwide 'Every human being should read this book' Simon Sinek One of the outstanding classics to emerge from the Holocaust, Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. Today, this remarkable tribute to hope offers us an avenue to finding greater meaning and purpose in our own lives.
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Marzahn, Mon Amour : by Katja Oskamp EN
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A woman approaching the 'invisible years' of middle age abandons her failing writing career to retrain as a chiropodist in the suburb of Marzahn, once the GDR's largest prefabricated housing estate, on the outskirts of Berlin. From her intimate vantage point at the foot of the clinic chair, she keenly observes her clients and co-workers, delving into their personal histories. Each story stands alone as a beautifully crafted vignette, told with humour and poignancy; together they form a nuanced and tender portrait of a community.