Books written by male authors (3217)



3162.

Why Goats Smell Bad by Raouf Mama EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Africa / Benin flag Benin
Description:
A collection of twenty folk stories from the Fon people of Benin, about orphans and twins with magical associations, spirits, animals, royalty, and farmers.

3163.

Why We Kneel How We Rise by Michael Holding EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
A powerful look at the history of racism through the prism of sport, showing how we can change things through education and understanding

3164.

Why We Took the Car by Wolfgang Herrndorf EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Germany flag Germany
Description:
An American debut by a best-selling German author follows the darkly comic coming-of-age story of misfits Mike and Tschick, whose decided unpopularity and exclusion from a gorgeous girl's party trigger a fateful road trip.


3166.

Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Ghana flag Ghana
Description:
“Fans of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency may have a new hero: Detective Inspector Darko Dawson.”—The Wall Street Journal Introducing Detective Inspector Darko Dawson: dedicated family man, rebel in the office, ace in the field—and one of the most appealing sleuths to come along in years. When we first meet Dawson, he’s been ordered by his cantankerous boss to leave behind his loving wife and young son in Ghana’s capital city to lead a murder investigation: In a shady grove outside the small town of Ketanu, a young woman—a promising medical student—has been found dead under suspicious circum... continue

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Wij slaven van Suriname by Cornelis Gerard Anton Kom NL

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
Geschiedenis van het lot van de slaven in Suriname en hun bestaan na de afschaffing van de slavernij (1863), beschreven door een Surinamer, die om zijn politieke activiteiten uit Suriname verbannen werd.

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Wild Houses by Colin Barrett EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
The riotous, raucous and deeply resonant debut novel from "one of the best story writers in the English language today" (Financial Times) Wild Houses follows two outsiders caught in the crosshairs of a small-town revenge kidnapping gone awry With his acclaimed and award-winning collections Young Skins and Homesickness Colin Barrett cemented his reputation as one of contemporary Irish literature's most daring stylists. Praised by the Oprah Daily as "a doyen of the sentence," and by the Los Angeles Times as a writer of "unique genius," Barrett now expands his canvas with a debut novel that conta... continue


3170.

Winning the Game and Other Stories by Rubem Fonseca EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
With an unflinching, unsentimental eye and a soupçon of black humor, Fonseca chronicles the foibles, manias, and obsessions of the people of Brazil's metropolises