Books written by male authors (3479)
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Dawn : A Novel by Elie Wiesel EN
RomaniaDescription:
Deals with the conflicts and thoughts of a young Jewish concentration-camp veteran as he prepares to assassinate a British hostage in occupied Palestine.
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Dawn : Stories by Selahattin Demirtas EN
TurkeyDescription:
A new book from Sarah Jessica Parker’s imprint, SJP for Hogarth: Written from behind bars, the unforgettable collection from one of Turkey’s leading politicians and most powerful storytellers. In this essential collection, Selahattin Demirtaş’s arresting stories capture the voices of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. A cleaning lady is caught up in a violent demonstration on her way to work. A five-year-old girl attempts to escape war-torn Syria with her mother by boat. A suicide bombing shatters a neighborhood in Aleppo. And in the powerful story, 'Seher', a young factory wo... continue
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Day : A Novel by Elie Wiesel EN
Description:
A Man seriously injured when hit by a car is taken to the hospital where a doctor, the woman who loves him, and his artist friend lead him to yearn for life rather than death.
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa EN
JapanDescription:
The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself--a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books. Translated By Eric Ozawa Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence--until the day her charming boyfriend Kashikoi, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he's been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako's life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a dee... continue
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop : A Novel by Satoshi Yagisawa EN
Description:
The wise and charming international bestseller and hit Japanese movie about a young woman who loses everything but finds herself--a tale of new beginnings, romantic and family relationships, and the comfort that can be found in books. Translated By Eric Ozawa Twenty-five-year-old Takako has enjoyed a relatively easy existence--until the day her charming boyfriend Kashikoi, the man she expected to wed, casually announces he's been cheating on her and is marrying the other woman. Suddenly, Takako's life is in freefall. She loses her job, her friends, and her acquaintances, and spirals into a dee... continue
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Daytripper Deluxe Edition by Gabriel Ba EN
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
The Eisner Award winning DAYTRIPPER follows Bras de Olivias Dominguez during different periods in his life, each with the same ending: his death. DAYTRIPPER follows the life of one man, Bras de Olivias Dominguez. Every chapter features an important period in Bras' life in exotic Brazil, and each story ends the same way: with his death. And then, the following story starts up at a different point in his life, oblivious to his death in the previous story-and then also ends with him dying again. In every chapter, Bras dies at different moments in his life, as the story follows him through his ent... continue
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De 100-jarige man die uit het raam klom en verdween by Jonas Jonasson NL
SwedenDescription:
Op zijn honderdste verjaardag ontvlucht een man het door hem zo gehate bejaardencentrum en ontvreemdt bij het busstation een zware koffer die gevuld blijkt te zijn met zwart geld.
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De 100-jarige man die uit het raam klom en verdween by Jonas Jonasson NL
Description:
Op zijn honderdste verjaardag ontvlucht een man het door hem zo gehate bejaardencentrum en ontvreemdt bij het busstation een zware koffer die gevuld blijkt te zijn met zwart geld.
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De acht bergen by Paolo Cognetti NL
ItalyDescription:
Pietro is een stadsjongen uit Milaan. Zijn vader is scheikundige, en gefrustreerd door zijn werk in een fabriek. Zijn ouders delen een liefde voor de bergen, dat is waar ze elkaar ontmoetten, waar ze verliefd werden en waar ze trouwden in een kerkje aan de voet van de berg. Door deze gedeelde passie kan hun relatie voortbestaan, zelfs wanneer tragische gebeurtenissen plaatsvinden. Het stadsleven vervult hen vaak met gevoelens van spijt dat ze niet voor een ander leven hebben gekozen. Dan ontdekken ze een dorpje in het Noord-Italiaanse Val d’Aosta, waar het gezin vanaf dat moment iedere z... continue
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De ce iubim femeile by Mircea Cărtărescu RO
Description:
E limpede ca si adultii au nevoie de povesti. Numai ca zanele lor si-au scurtat rochiile, si-au taiat parul care le ajungea candva la calcaie si au invatat sa fie femei, ceea ce e mult mai complicat si mai periculos decat meseria de zana. Un manunchi de istorii cu femei asadar, spuse simplu, captivant, de un povestas a carui viata seamana ca doua picaturi de roua cu a lui Mircea Cartarescu. In fiecare poveste e un sambure de neobisnuit care sta ascuns in carnea obisnuitului, in "ordinar" o samanta de extraordinar care da rod epic. Un omagiu (adesea in sensul cel mai concret, erotic, ... continue