Books written by male authors (3542)


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The Heart of Redness : A Novel by Zakes Mda EN

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In a new novel by one of the premier writers of the "new" South Africa, an exile returns from America--where he fled during the apartheid regime--to find his newly democratic country in a shambles. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene EN

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAMES WOOD Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.

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The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne EN

Rating: 5 (5 votes)
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
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Named Book of the Month Club's Book of the Year, 2017 Selected one of New York Times Readers’ Favorite Books of 2017 Winner of the 2018 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man's life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland Cyril Avery is not a real Avery -- or at least, that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and ... continue

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store : A Novel by James McBride EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME MAGAZINE ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 “A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-healing.” —Danez Smith, The New York Times Book Review “We all need—we all deserve—this vibrant, love-affirming novel that bounds over any difference that claims to separate us.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick D... continue

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The Helmet of Horror : The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur by Victor Pelevin EN

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Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
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A postmodern, radical retelling of the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur

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The Hidden Life of Trees : What They Feel, how They Communicate : Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
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"A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other"--

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The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
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Intersecting narratives, from the seventeenth century to present, explore questions of loss and faith.

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The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
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Alfred Noyes's famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping's stunning illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982.

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The Hitchhiker Man by Matt Fox EN

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In June of 2007 Matt Fox left his middle-class life in Toronto behind to go hitchhiking. One year later he arrived in Alaska with less than fifty dollars to his name. This is his story.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams EN

Rating: 5 (14 votes)
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World SOON TO BE A HULU SERIES • Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy! Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read It’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien. After that, things get much, much worse. W... continue