Books written by male authors (3565)
2031.
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
Deserted villages of rural Mexico, where images and memories of the past linger like unquiet ghosts, haunted the imaginations of the author. In one such village of the mind, Comala, he set his classic novel Pedro Páramo, a dream-like tale that intertwines a man's quest to find his lost father and reclaim his patrimony with the father's obsessive love for a woman who will not be possessed, Susana San Juan.
2032.
Pedro Paramo. El llano en llamas by Juan Rulfo, Eduardo Galeano ES
Country: North America / Mexico
Mexico
Description:
Pedro Páramo y El llano en llamas representan dos aportaciones fundamentales a la literatura contemporánea en lengua castellana. Tanto en la novela como en la colección de relatos, Juan Rulfo nos transporta con gran maestría de lo real a lo fantástico por medio de un estilo vigoroso y poético. Profundamente enraizada en lo popular, la narrativa de Juan Rulfo describe con conmovedora fuerza la cotidiana realidad de un mundo a la vez violento y lírico. Si los cuentos de El llano en llamas describen, con exquisita sobriedad, el mundo de los campesi... continue
2033.
Pedro y el Capitán by Mario Benedetti ES
Country: South America / 
Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
Pedro y el Capit�n, que ha conmocionado al mundo por su crudeza y realismo, es una denuncia contra la tortura (una de las peores ignominias que practican los mecanismos del poder) y una defensa esperanzadora de la dignidad y de los derechos humanos. Pedro es un preso pol�tico. Durante su encierro es acosado y torturado f�sica y psicol�gicamente por el capit�n. Enfrentados por causas contrarias en una batalla desigual, la v�ctima y el verdugo habr�n de confirmar que hay valores eternos que ninguna fuerza represiva puede borrar. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The torture practiced by totalitarian regimes i... continue
Belgium
Portugal2036.
Penguin Highway by Tomihiko Morimi EN
JapanDescription:
I may only be in fourth grade, but I know more than most adults. I take notes every day and read all kinds of books, so I have a solid grasp on the world around me. But suddenly, there are penguins in my town! I know it has something to do with the lady at the dentist and her weird powers, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it...
2037.
BurundiDescription:
Este «pequeño libro» fue la sensación literaria en Francia en 2016 Escrita con un tono muy cercano y poético, Gaël Faye nos transporta en esta espléndida novela al corazón del continente africano para contarnos qué sucede cuando la Historia se introduce en nuestras vidas y las cambia de forma irreparable. Hijo de una ruandesa tutsi y un empresario francés instalado en Burundi, Gaby tiene diez años y se pasa el día con su panda de amigos en las calles de Buyumbura, un escenario propicio a todo tipo de aventuras: robar mangos en los jardines del barrio, fumar a escondidas, descubrir la pasión po... continue
2038.
Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac EN
FranceDescription:
This is a magnum-opus and one of the most widely read novels written by Balzac. It is a story of a young and eager man, Rastignac, who is determined to succeed at any cost. The novel contains deep sense of family values where a father sacrifices his all means for his two daughters. Moreover, Balzacâe(tm)s portrayal of Parisian aristocracy and human behaviour is conspicuous. Worth-read!
2039.
Perfect Days by Raphael Montes EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
A twisted young medical student kidnaps the girl of his dreams and embarks on a dark and delirious road trip across Brazil in the English-language debut of Brazil's most celebrated young crime writer. Teo Avelar is a loner. He lives with his paraplegic mother and her dog in Rio de Janeiro, he doesn't have many friends, and the only time he feels honest human emotion is in the presence of his medical school cadaver--that is, until he meets Clarice. She's almost his exact opposite: exotic, spontaneous, unafraid to speak her mind. An aspiring screenwriter, she's working on a screenplay called Per... continue
2040.
Perfume : The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind EN
GermanyDescription:
'Born in sweaty, fetid eighteenth-century Paris, Genouille is distinctive even in infancy. He has "the finest nose in Paris and no personal odour". With wit, a Gothic imagination and considerable originality, Suskind has developed this simple idea into a fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity . . . Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading' Literary Review