Books written by male authors (2380)


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Wartime Lies : A Novel by Louis Begley EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
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"Extraordinary...Rich in irony and regret...[the] people and settings are vividly realized and his prose [is] compelling in its simplicity." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL As the world slips into the throes of war in 1939, young Maciek's once closetted existence outside Warsaw is no more. When Warsaw falls, Maciek escapes with his aunt Tania. Together they endure the war, running, hiding, changing their names, forging documents to secure their temporary lives—as the insistent drum of the Nazi march moves ever closer to them and to their secret wartime lies.

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Wasabi : by Alan Pauls ES

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Invitado a pasar dos meses en una residencia de escritores en un puerto francés, un novelista argentino treintañero, emprende el viaje junto a su mujer como si fuera un programa turístico. No sabe hasta qué punto esa vacación europea se convertirá en la p

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Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney IV EN

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After 40 years of marriage, Olivia's husband unexpectedly passes away. But when Ben's will reveals a life-altering secret, she suffers a blow no widow should ever experience. Olivia learns that she gave birth to a baby who later died in the nursery. Instead of telling his wife what happened, Ben switched the child with another. And as if that's not enough, Ben's will doesn't reveal which of their five sons is truly not hers. Olivia visits each of her sons to share a final connection before facing the truth that will change their family, and discovers that each of them has been harboring a pain... continue
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Watership Down by Richard Adams EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
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An allegorical tale of survival in which a band of wild rabbits leave their ancestral home to build a more humane society

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Wave of Terror : A Novel by Theodore Odrach, Emma Odrach, T.F. Rigelhof EN

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Country: Europe / Belarus flag Belarus
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This novel is a major literary discovery, and Odrach is drawing favorable comparisons with such eminent writers as Chekhov and Solzhenitsyn. Odrach wrote in Ukrainian, while living an exile's life in Toronto. This remarkable book is a microcosm of Soviet history, and Odrach provides a first-hand account of events during the Stalinist era that newsreels never covered. It has special value as a sensitive and realistic portrait of the times, while capturing the internal drama of the characters with psychological concision. Odrach creates a powerful and moving picture, and manages to show what lif... continue
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Ways of Dying : A Novel by Zakes Mda EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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A professional mourner, Toloki is reunited with Noria, a woman from his village, at the funeral of a young boy, and joins forces with her to heal the pain of the past and build new lives for themselves in post-apartheid South Africa. Original.

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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
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We is a dystopian novel written by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin. Originally drafted in Russian, the book could be published only abroad. It was translated into English in 1924. Even as the book won a wide readership overseas, the author's satiric depiction led to his banishment under Joseph Stalin's regime in the then USSR. The book's depiction of life under a totalitarian state influenced the other novels of the 20th century. Like Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, We describes a future socialist society that has turned out to be not perfect but inhum... continue

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We Are the Ocean: Selected Works by Epeli Hau‘ofa EN

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Country: Oceania / Tonga flag Tonga
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Hau'ofa's essays criss-cross Oceania, creating a navigator's star chart of discussion and debate. Spurning the arcana of the intellectual establishments where he was schooled, Hau'ofa has crafted a distinctive - often lyrical, at times angry - voice that speaks directly to the people of the region and the general reader. He conveys his thoughts from diverse standpoints: university-based analyst, essayist, satirist and humorist, and practical catalyst for creativity. According to Hau'ofa, only through creative originality in all fields of endeavor can the people of Oceania hope to strengthen th... continue


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We Killed Mangy-Dog : & Other Stories by Luís Bernardo Honwana EN

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Country: Africa / Mozambique flag Mozambique
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A collection of stories set in Mozambique.