Book type: fiction (6167)
1691.
Four Minutes by Nataliya Deleva EN
BulgariaDescription:
Giving voice to people living on the periphery in post-communist Bulgaria, Four Minutes centers around Leah, an orphan who suffered daily horrors growing up, and now struggles to integrate into society as a gay woman. She confronts her trauma by trying to volunteer at the orphanage, and to adopt a young girl--a choice that is frustrated over and over by bureaucracy and the pervasive stigma against gay women. In addition to Leah's narrative, the novel contains nine other standalone character studies of other frequently ignored voices. These sections are each meant to be read in approximately fo... continue
1692.
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang EN
ChinaDescription:
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK · A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE · REVIEWED ON THE FRONT COVER · INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Zhang’s blend of history and magical realism will appeal to fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Water Dancer as well as Amy Tan's The Valley of Amazement.” —Booklist (starred review) "Engrossing...Epic" (The New York Times Book Review) · "Transporting" (Washington Post) · "Propulsive" (Oprah Daily) · "Surreal and sprawling" (NPR) · "An absolute must-read" (BuzzFeed) · "Radiant" (BookPage) A dazzling debut novel set against the backdrop of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a... continue
1693.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
As war grows more deadly, Violet Sorrengail joins the elite Navarre: the dragon riders. But she'll need to keep her wits because once you enter the Basgiath War College, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.
1694.
Fox Tales by Tomihiko Morimi EN
JapanDescription:
A collection of four spooky tales for the modern era, all tied to a certain Kyoto curio shop. A basket wriggles, a masked man lingers in the dark, and things are offered, lost, and forgotten. What mysteries lie hidden in the city's winding streets? Tomihiko Morimi offers a stylish glimpse into the beguiling and mysterious darkness of the old capital.
1695.
Fragile Things : Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
A mysterious circus terrifies an audience for one extraordinary performance before disappearing into the night, taking one of the spectators along with it . . . In a novella set two years after the events of American Gods, Shadow pays a visit to an ancient Scottish mansion, and finds himself trapped in a game of murder and monsters . . . In a Hugo Award-winning short story set in a strangely altered Victorian England, the great detective Sherlock Holmes must solve a most unsettling royal murder . . . Two teenage boys crash a party and meet the girls of their dreams—and nightmares . . . In a Lo... continue
1696.
Fragmentos de Bagdad by Sinan Antoon ES
IraqDescription:
Cuando Yúsuf se detiene a contemplar sus viejas fotografías se dice a sí mismo que tiene «más de ochenta años, la mayor parte de los cuales son pasado». Que él, a fin de cuentas, está hecho de pasado, y no hace sino pensar en su juventud, en su familia descompuesta y en sus amores huidos. Pero también piensa en su ciudad… Bagdad es atentados, pero no solo. Bagdad es fanatismo, pero no solo. Bagdad es exaltación, pero no solo. La capital de Irak también ha sabido brillar.
Por su parte, Maha, al escuchar a ... continue
1697.
Fram, ursul polar by Cezar Petrescu RO
RomaniaDescription:
„El nu avea nevoie de imblanzitor, de cravasa si de semnale. Intra singur in arena, ca un om. Intra in doua labe, cat era de mare. Saluta in dreapta si in stanga, inainte si indarat. Pe urma facea un semn ca vrea liniste. Si incepea singur programul lui“.
Fram, ursul polar este povestea unui urs alb, „puternic, dar bland si glumet“, care isi traieste majoritatea vietii in circ, unde ani buni fusese principala atractie. Totusi dorul de a deveni un urs ca toti ursii, adica salbatic si liber, il duce spre casa, la Polul Nord, acolo unde poate sa se bucure de gheturi, de... continue
1698.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The world’s most famous work of horror fiction: a devastating exploration of the limits of human creativity. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel presents the epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a power... continue
1699.
Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi EN
Description:
*Man Booker International Prize finalist* “Brave and ingenious.” —The New York Times “Gripping, darkly humorous . . . profound.” —Phil Klay, bestselling author and National Book Award winner for Redeployment “Extraordinary . . . A devastating but essential read.” —Kevin Powers, bestselling author and National Book Award finalist for The Yellow Birds From the rubble-strewn streets of U.S.-occupied Baghdad, Hadi—a scavenger and an oddball fixture at a local café—collects human body parts and stitches them together to create a corpse. His goal, he claims, is for the government to recognize the pa... continue
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South Sudan