Book type: fiction (6151)
1471.
IcelandDescription:
El zorro ártico, novela ganadora del prestigioso Premio de Literatura del Consejo Nórdico en 2005, es la obra más importante de la literatura islandesa actual. Sjón nos presenta la lucha del pastor Baldur Skuggason con un zorro al que quiere cazar.
1472.
Ela se chama Rodolfo by Julia Dantas PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Murilo acaba de se mudar para um apartamento no qual a antiga moradora, Francesca, deixou uma tartaruga. Seguindo ordens recebidas por e-mail, tenta entregar o animal por meia Porto Alegre. A peregrinação parece inocente, mas a escritora Julia Dantas sabe que não há nada mais radical e transformador do que o encontro entre pessoas, quando minimamente desarmadas. Comovente, espirituoso, inesperado, o segundo romance da autora é narrado de forma tão firme que poderia ser utilizado em aulas sobre como contar uma história, criar cenas perfeitas, com... continue
1473.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A stunning debut young adult novel about two misfits falling in love for the first time
1474.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine : A Novel by Gail Honeyman EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick “Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human connection. I fell in love with Eleanor, an eccentric and regimented loner whose life beautifully unfolds after a chance encounter with a stranger; I think you will fall in love, too!” —Reese Witherspoon No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her ... continue
1475.
Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe EN
GermanyDescription:
In Elective Affinities Goethe conducts an experiment with the lives of people who are living badly. Charlotte and Eduard, aristocracts with little to occupy them, invite Ottilie and the Captain into their lives; against morality, good sense, and conscious volition all four are drawn into relationships as inexorably as if they were substances in a chemical equation. The novel asks whether we have free will or not; more disturbingly, it confronts its characters with the monstrous consequences of their repression of any real life in themselves. Goethe wrote Elective Affinities when he was sixty a... continue
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Eleganţa ariciului by Muriel Barbery RO
MoroccoDescription:
In Eleganta Ariciului „sunt doua eroine: o fetita precoce si o portareasa care-si ascunde bine jocul, incearcand sa lase impresia ca e doar o portareasa, ea fiind de fapt foarte citita, foarte erudita si foarte fina.
Sunt doua singuratati care, pe masura ce in cladirea in care locuiesc se petrec anumite evenimente, ies incetul cu incetul din singuratate, se schimba, se transforma, renasc. Vor trai o gramada de transformari interioare. De indata ce am spus asta, mi se pare un pic superficial. De fapt, cand scriu, nu o fac ca sa spun o poveste, chiar daca, la capat, ea insasi se poveste... continue
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Elegy for Kosovo by Ismail Kadare EN
AlbaniaDescription:
This battle established the Muslim foothold in Europe and became the centerpiece of Serbian nationalist ideology, justifying the campaign of ethnic cleansing of Albanian Kosovars that the world witnessed with horror at the end of the past century. In this eloquent and timely reflection on war, memory, and the destiny of two peoples, Ismail Kadare explores in fiction the legend and the consequences of that defeat."--BOOK JACKET.
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Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
In a single day, a journey across Buenos Aires reveals a daughter to her mother, a mother to herself, and the oppressive weight of received ideas to women connected by a fleeting encounter, twenty years before.
1479.
Elevator in Saigon by Thuân EN
VietnamDescription:
Personal and political, tragic and bitingly satirical, an ethereal journey through Hanoi, Saigon, Paris, Pyongyang, and Seoul
1480.
Eleven Minutes : A Novel by Paulo Coelho EN
Country: South America / Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that "love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . ." A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune. Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness -- sexual pleasure for its ow... continue