Book type: fiction (4098)
1221.
Golden Age : A Novel by Wang Xiaobo EN
ChinaDescription:
"At the time Wang was writing, novels about the Cultural Revolution tended to be fairly conventional tales of how good people suffered nobly during this decade of madness. The system itself was rarely called into question. Wang’s book was radically different . . . The idea of how to stand up to power underlies Golden Age." —Ian Johnson, The New York Times Book Review Like Gary Shteyngart or Michel Houellebecq, Wang Xiaobo is a Chinese literary icon whose satire forces us to reconsider the ironies of history. “Apparently, there was a rumour that Chen Qingyang and I were having an affair. She wa... continue
1222.
Golden Child : A Novel by Claire Adam EN
Country: North America / 
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Description:
"Published in Great Britain by Faber and Faber UK"--Title page verso.
1223.
Golpéate el corazón by Amélie Nothomb ES
BelgiumDescription:
Marie, joven belleza de provincias, despierta admiración, se sabe deseada, disfruta siendo el centro de atención y se deja cortejar por el galán más guapo de su entorno. Pero un embarazo imprevisto y una boda precipitada cortan en seco sus devaneos juveniles, y cuando nace su hija Diane vierte sobre ella toda su frialdad, envidia y celos. Diane crecerá marcada por la carencia de afecto maternal e intentando comprender los motivos de la cruel actitud de su madre hacia ella. Años después, la fascinación por el verso de Alfred de Musset que da origen al título del libro la impulsará a estudiar ca... continue
1224.
Gone Girl : A Novel by Gillian Flynn EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time)—now featuring never-before-published deleted scenes NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY TIME AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • Slate • Kansas City Star • USA Today • ... continue
1225.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Flaming epic of Civil War and Reconstruction.
1226.
Good morning comrades : a novel by Ondjaki EN
AngolaDescription:
Luanda, Angola, 1990. Ndalu is a normal twelve-year old boy in an extraordinary time and place. Like his friends, he enjoys laughing at his teachers, avoiding homework and telling tall tales. But Ndalu's teachers are Cuban, his homework assignments include writing essays on the role of the workers and peasants, and the tall tales he and his friends tell are about a criminal gang called Empty Crate which specializes in attacking schools. Ndalu is mystified by the family servant, Comrade Antonio, who thinks that Angola worked better when it was a colony of Portugal, and by his Aunt Dada, who liv... continue
1227.
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
An Instant New York Times Bestseller This “powerful, uplifting, and deeply personal novel” (Kristin Hannah, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Four Winds), at once “a heart-wrenching wartime drama” (Christina Baker Kline, #1 NYT bestselling author of Orphan Train) and “a moving and graceful tribute to heroic women” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), asks the question: What if a friendship forged on the front lines of war defines a life forever? In the tradition of The Nightingale and Transcription, this is a searing epic based on the magnificent and true story of courageous Red Cross women. “U... continue
1228.
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday. Just before dinner, according to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing and everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except that a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Put New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett together . . . and all Hell breaks loose.
1229.
Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto EN
JapanDescription:
"An elegiac story of two young cousins coming of age at the Japanese seaside, Goodbye, Tsugumi is an enchanting novel"
1230.
Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Presents thirteen years of field research on the endangered mountain gorilla of the African rain forest.