Books written by male authors (3569)
1911.
O quase fim do mundo by Pepetela PT
AngolaDescription:
O quase fim do mundo, romance futurista do angolano PEPETELA, inicia-se em Calpe, cidade fictícia em algum ponto da África, entre as regiões Central e Austral, onde um grupo de pessoas sobrevive a um evento apocalíptico de origem desconhecida. O médico Simba Ukolo, ao voltar para casa após um dia de trabalho, presencia um clarão que ilumina todo o céu. Na sequência, toda a vida na terra é aniquilada, sobrando apenas as roupas das pessoas, algumas plantas e poucos animais. Aos poucos, Simba percebe que não está só e um grupo de sobreviventes, de origens e perfis diversos, começa a se formar: um... continue
Portugal1913.
O soldadinho de chumbo by Hans Christian Andersen PT
DenmarkDescription:
O Soldadinho de Chumbo, uma das histórias mais conhecidas do autor Hans Christian Andersen, mostra como o amor verdadeiro e a determinação triunfam sobre qualquer circunstância.
Japan1915.
O zmierzchu by Hwang Sok-yong PL
Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
Młody mężczyzna podróżuje ze swoim wiernym psim towarzyszem przez Koreę Południową. W plecaku ma tylko empetrójkę, książkę i przybory do pisania. Codziennie przed zaśnięciem pisze list adresowany do osoby, którą poznał podczas podróży. Każdemu, z kim przez krótką chwilę dzieli się opowieściami, nadaje numer: 32, 239, 412, 751… Jest wśród nich nastolatka, która przyłapała swoich rodziców na zdradzie, sprzedawca słodyczy w pociągu, artysta tworzący instalacje z gum do żucia i pisarka, która próbuje sprzedać swoje książki, akompaniując sobie na harmonijce. Czy wędrówka Jihuna będzie miała swój kr... continue
1916.
Oblivion : A Memoir by Héctor Abad EN
Country: South America / 
Colombia
Colombia
Description:
Now the basis for the acclaimed film Memories of My Father, directed by Fernando Trueba. "An irreplaceable testimony of the struggle for democracy and tolerance in Latin America." —El País Héctor Abad's Oblivion is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written memorial to the author's father, Héctor Abad Gómez, whose criticism of the Colombian regime led to his murder by paramilitaries in 1987. Twenty years in the writing, it paints an unforgettable picture of a man who followed his conscience and paid for it with his life during one of the darkest periods in Latin America's recent history.
1917.
Obras completas : (y otros cuentos) by Augusto Monterroso ES
Country: North America / 
Honduras
Honduras
Description:
Obras completas (y otros cuentos): con este título de impasible ironía se dio a conocer un escritor de excepción, el guatemalteco Augusto Monterroso. Desde este primer libro incisivo, provocador, centelleante, inesperado, Monterroso se instaló, como quien no quiere la cosa, como a hurtadillas, en primera línea de la literatura en lengua española, e inició, sin prisas, su particular cruzada contra la Solemnidad.
1918.
Of Baluka and Nibong Palm by Mikaele Mataika Kolinio Yasa, Pasifika Education Centre EN
FijiDescription:
This fully illustrated biography of Rev. Mikaele Yasa covers his early life in Fiji, military service and his struggle with his faith in later life. It also contains a collections of writings by Rev. Yasa in both English and Fijian.
1919.
Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom EN
EthiopiaDescription:
Read the story that has inspired millions The desert, I remember. The shrieking hyenas, I remember....I remember playing soccer with rocks, and a strange man telling me and my brother Tewolde that we had to go on a trip and Tewolde refusing to go. The man took out a piece of gum and Tewolde happily traded it for his homeland.... So begins the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an affluent American suburb, and eventually to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University. Following his father's a... continue
1920.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression, in a deluxe centennial edition Over seventy-five years since its first publication, Steinbeck’s tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America’s most widely read and taught novels. An unlikely pair, George and Lennie, two migrant workers in California during the Great Depression, grasp for their American Dream. They hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ra... continue