Books written by male authors (3569)
1591.
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Presents a love story and an epic of the frontier, richly authentic that makes readers laugh, weep, dream and remember.
1592.
Long Road Home : Testimony of a North Korean Camp Survivor by Yong Kim EN
Country: Asia / 
North Korea
North Korea
Description:
Kim Yong shares his harrowing account of life in a labor camp—a singularly despairing form of torture carried out by the secret state. Although it is known that gulags exist in North Korea, little information is available about their organization and conduct, for prisoners rarely escape both incarceration and the country alive. Long Road Home shares the remarkable story of one such survivor, a former military official who spent six years in a gulag and experienced firsthand the brutality of an unconscionable regime. As a lieutenant colonel in the North Korean army, Kim Yong enjoyed unprecedent... continue
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Long Walk to Freedom : The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela EN
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader. 'Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity ... Unforgettable' Andre Brink 'Enthralling ... Mandela emulates the few great political leaders such as L... continue
1594.
Lorca Plays: One by Federico Garcia Lorca EN
SpainDescription:
Written at the height of Lorca’s theatrical powers, these three tradgedies display his innovative mix of Spanish popular tradition and modern dramtic technique. They focus on the lives of passionate individuals, particularly women, trapped by the social conventions of peasant communitie
1595.
Lord of the Flies by William Golding EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is... continue
1596.
Lords of Chaos : The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind EN
NorwayDescription:
Just before the turn of the millennium, nearly 100 churches have been torched and desecrated by adherents of Black Metal, the most extreme form of underground music on the planet.
1597.
Lorelei by Ionel Teodoreanu RO
RomaniaDescription:
Alături de trilogia La Medeleni, Lorelei (1935) este cel mai iubit roman al lui Ionel Teodoreanu. Farmecul său romantic, tristeţea apăsătoare, intimitatea graţioasă şi nobleţea lirică a poveştii de iubire, atmosfera cu parfum fin de siécle topită în frenezia epocii jazzului din anii ‘20-‘30 au sedus generaţii de cititori şi, mai ales, de cititoare. Roman de atmosferă şi de „de analiză” a sentimentului, Lorelei este o „contopire de poem şi basm”, în care naraţiunea psihologică de actualitate întîlneşte tradiţia mitologică a roma... continue
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Uruguay1599.
Los cachorros by Mario Vargas Llosa ES
Country: South America / 
Peru
Peru
Description:
Los cachorros del autor peruano Vargas Llosa es un relato que busca en todo momento una voz plural (segun el autor, obra mas cantada que contada), que ondula de un personaje a otro, de lo subjetivo a lo objetivo. Obra que ha suscitado muchas interpretaciones y evocaciones diversas.
1600.
Los de abajo by Mariano Azuela ES
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
Los de abajo, la novela más conocida del escritor Mariano Azuela, narra la formación y vicisitudes de un grupo de combatientes liderado por el caudillo Demetrio Macías durante la Revolución mexicana, así como las batallas contra los federales y su alianza con el general Natera para la toma de Zacatecas. El autor introduce en la obra al personaje del médico y periodista Luis Cervantes, que emplea para ilustrar los contrastes entre los ideales políticos de la clase ilustrada y el pragmatismo de los guerrilleros campesinos. Los de abajo es el ejemplo más destacado de la Novela de la Revolución, u... continue