Book type: fiction (6167)
1731.
GermanyDescription:
Dramatizes Galileo's conflict with the church over his assertion that the Earth revolves around the sun.
1732.
Gallows Rock by Yrsa Sigurdardottir EN
IcelandDescription:
On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it... The nail embedded in his chest proves it wasn't suicide. But when the police go to his flat, a further puzzle awaits: a four-year-old boy has been left there. He doesn't seem to have any link with the victim, his parents cannot be found, and his drawings show he witnessed something terrible. As detective Huldar hunts the killer, and child psychologist Freyja looks for the boy's parents, the mystery u... continue
1733.
Games with Greta : & Other Stories by Suzana Tratnik EN
SloveniaDescription:
A new collection of stories that has not appeared together before in any language.
1734.
Garden by the Sea by Mercè Rodoreda EN
SpainDescription:
A Gatsby-esque novel about Spain in the 1920s on the eve of the Spanish Civil War
1735.
Gárgaras con alquitrán by Jáchym Topol ES
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
En el Hogar, un orfanato situado en el interior de la Checoslovaquia precomunista, a los niños que mienten les obligan a hacer gárgaras con jabón de alquitrán. Ilja lo sabe mejor que nadie, por eso su historia sólo puede ser verdad. Con la llegada de los comunistas, la guerra penetra en el interior del hogar Hogar, arrastrando a sus ocupantes hacia una espiral de violencia capaz de diluir los límites de la realidad. Ilja logra sobrevivir a todo lo que ocurre a su alrededor gracias al factor suerte y a su entrenamiento militar. Lo más sorprendent... continue
1736.
Garou : ein Schaf-Thriller by Leonie Swann DE
Description:
"Es ist soweit: Für die Schafe von Glennkill beginnt ein neues, wollsträubendes Abenteuer. Gemeinsam mit ihrer Schäferin Rebecca haben sie die irische Heimat verlassen und ihre ersehnte Europareise angetreten! In Frankreich beziehen sie Winterquartier im Schatten eines entlegenen Schlosses, und eigentlich könnte es dort recht gemütlich sein--wären da nicht die Ziegen auf der Nachbarweide, die mysteriöse Warnung eines fremden Schafes und das allgemeine Unbehagen vor dem Schnee. Ein Mensch im Wolfspelz!--wispern Ziegen und Menschen. Ein Werwolf! Ein Loup Garou! Oder doch nur ein Hirngespinst? Al... continue
1737.
Garsonieră în centru by Antoaneta Zaharia RO
RomaniaDescription:
Esecul este tema centrala a cartii, esecul in dragoste, esecul unor prietenii – de aici, o scriitura „nevrotica”, de-a lungul careia personajul trage cu dintii de copilarie, in ciuda unei relative independente spre care pare sa tinda: garsoniera in centru este locul care ar asigura prelungirea spatiului infantil, al zimbetului bunicii (care apare doar ca moarte anuntata).
O carte pe alocuri dura, un „strigat” foarte bine controlat stilistic de catre autoare, cu o structura ce subliniaza, prin aparent necontrolatul amalgam de sentimente, detasarea treptata de real... continue
1738.
Malta1739.
Gaze Back : Poems by Marylyn Tan EN
SingaporeDescription:
"What do we expect of an author who is unapologetically female? What do we expect of consuming art in general? Should a work be easy, should a work be safe? Marylyn Tan's debut volume, GAZE BACK, complicates ideas of femininity, queerness, and the occult. The feminine grotesque subverts the restrictions placed upon the feminine body to be attractive and its subjection to notions of the ideal. The occultic counterpoint to organised religion, then, becomes a way toward techniques of empowering the marginalised. GAZE BACK, ultimately, is an instruction book, a grimoire, a call to insurrection-to ... continue
1740.
Mexico